Golfech
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Golfech is a commune
in the Tarn-et-Garonne
department in the Midi-Pyrénées
region
in southern France
.
It neighbours the larger town of Valence d'Agen and stands on the N113 road between Bordeaux
and Toulouse
and beside the canal de Garonne
and railway that also link the cities. The Voie Verte cycle path serves the commune from Moissac
to the east and the western border of Lot-et-Garonne
towards Bordeaux. It will eventually run all the way from Bordeaux to Sète
. The residents of Golfech are known as Golféchois.
The Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
is located in the western part of the commune.
The river Barguelonne
forms most of the commune's northern and north-western borders, then flows into the Garonne
, which forms all of its south-western border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. It is traversed by the Rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name.-History:...
department in the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It neighbours the larger town of Valence d'Agen and stands on the N113 road between Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
and beside the canal de Garonne
Canal de Garonne
The Canal de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the 19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the Garonne River. It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the...
and railway that also link the cities. The Voie Verte cycle path serves the commune from Moissac
Moissac
Moissac is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is famous world-wide mostly for the artistic heritage handed down by the ancient Saint-Pierre Abbey.-History:...
to the east and the western border of Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
towards Bordeaux. It will eventually run all the way from Bordeaux to Sète
Sète
Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....
. The residents of Golfech are known as Golféchois.
The Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
Golfech Nuclear Power Plant
The Golfech Nuclear Power Plant is located in the commune of Golfech , on the border of Garonne between Agen and Toulouse on the Garonne River, from where it gets cooling water, and approximately 40 km west of Montauban.The station has two operating nuclear reactors that are both pressurized...
is located in the western part of the commune.
The river Barguelonne
Barguelonne
The Barguelonne is a long river in the Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne départements, southwestern France. Its source is near Terry, a hamlet in Pern. It flows generally southwest...
forms most of the commune's northern and north-western borders, then flows into the Garonne
Garonne
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...
, which forms all of its south-western border.