Agen is a town and commune located in the Aquitaine région in southern France, on the river Garonne, 84 miles southeast of Bordeaux. It is the préfecture of the Lot-et-Garonne département.
SightsThe 12th century cathedral of Agen, St. Caprais, dedicated to Saint Caprasius, is one of the barest handful of large churches in France with a double nave; the curious and impractical plan may be a regional trait, since one of the others is the Church of the Jacobins in relatively nearby Toulouse.
TransportationAgen is connected by the A62 motorway to both Toulouse and Bordeaux. By train it is around an hour from Toulouse, and around an hour from Bordeaux. It has a very small airport mostly used for business flights and leisure flying.
DioceseAgen is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the Département of Lot and Garonne. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bordeaux.
MiscellaneousIn France, it is famous as the 'capital of the prune'. This is a local produce, which you can most notably buy either as a sweet (prunes stuffed with prune purée) or as an after-dinner delight (prunes soaked in Armagnac - a type of brandy).
BirthsAgen was the birthplace of:
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