Langon, Gironde


Langon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Langon serves as the seat of its district, canton and subprefecture. Its inhabitants are called Langonnais.

Geography

Langon is in the northern part of the department southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river. It lies near the border between a wine-growing region and the forest of Landes.

Population

Notable people born in Langon

Traditionally it was a stop on the Bordeaux-Toulouse route; the city is now served by the Entre-Deux-Mers autoroute..
  1. *Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit
Langon is also a pivotal point in the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, the waterway and road route constructed to allow the transportation of the fuselage sections and wings of the Airbus A380 airliner to the final assembly point in Toulouse. These components are brought to Langon by barge, where they are transferred at a specially constructed dock to outsize road vehicles. These then proceed in convoy via an indirect southerly route to Toulouse.
  1. * Rail
Langon has also a trainstation chère toi can go to Bordeaux or Agen. On school terms, there is also trains on mornings and evenings to Bordeaux, Agen and small towns and villages.

Sights

A visit to Château de Roquetaillade, historical monument is a must .
This is a public space