Mont-de-Marsan

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Mont-de-Marsan, town, capital of Landes département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine région, southwestern France, south of Bordeaux. It is situated at the confluence of the Douze and the Midour rivers where they form the Midouze, a tributary of the Adour. Mont-de-Marsan lies in the Petites Landes district, on the southeastern border of the vast Landes forest. It is an administrative centre and market town and has a bull ring, a racecourse, and several museums. Mont-de-Marsan was founded in 1141 by Pierre, Viscount de Marsan, as his capital. After being involved in the Wars of Religion in the late 16th century, it passed to the ...(100 of 132 words)