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Moissac
The Moissac mill.
Information
Country	France
Region	Tarn-et-Garonne
Watercourse	Tarn ​canal du midi
Altitude	Between 59 and199 m
Area	85,95 km²
Population	12 740 hab.
Density	148,23 inhab./km²
Nice	Harvest
Postal code	82200
Telephone prefix	33 5 32
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
44 ° 6 ′ 17 ″ N 1 ° 5 ′ 5 ″ E
Official site
Touristic site
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Moissac is a small town, capital of the canton of Tarn-et-Garonne, In the region Midi-Pyrenees in France.

Understand

To go

By plane

The nearest airports are those of Toulouse Blagnac at 65 km to the south east as well as that of Agen in 45 km to the northwest. Both towns are accessible by train from Moissac.

By train

The station is located a few hundred meters from the city center. Moissac is located on the Bordeaux / Toulouse rail axis.

By car

Moissac is served by the highway A62 whose toll is at 6 km towards castelsarrasin. The A62 being the Bordeaux / Toulouse axis. From Paris, you get there by the motorway A20 to Montauban and join the A62 towards Bordeaux.

Circulate

To see

• 44.105591.084721 Saint-Pierre Abbey  – (routes of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in France)  (last update Dec. 2018)
  • old abbey church with the portal (1130), one of the masterpieces of Romanesque sculpture.
  • cloister at the end of the XI^e century, listed as World Heritage by Unesco.
• 44.09171.10252 Cacor canal bridge  (last update Dec. 2018)

Do

To buy

Eat

Gastronomy

• Golden Chasselas grape from Moissac  – a production of over 18,000 tonnes, the largest French production of table grapes. (last update Feb. 2018)

Restaurants

• Lou Grill  – All cooked over a wood fire, local cuisine. (last update Feb. 2018)

Have a drink / Go out

• Don't forget to drink a glass of freshly squeezed chasselas (grape) !!

Housing

• Moissac mill  – Hotel (last update Feb. 2018)
• Ultreia Moissac  – Stopover and bed and breakfast accommodation, on the Chemin de Saint Jacques (the GR 65), next to the train station in the center of the historic town of Moissac. (last update Feb. 2018)

Around

• 44.0691670.8997221 Auvillar (in the Tarn-et-Garonne) – on the via Podiensis (Camino de Santiago) (last update Feb. 2018)

In the Gers

• 43.6452780.5886112 Auch (Aush)  – Gers prefecture (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.8044440.4305563 Castera-Verduzan (Lo Casterar e Verdusan)  – Thermal station. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.8494440.6636114 Fleurance (Florenca)  – Saint-Laurent Church . (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.9819440.4977785 La Romieu (The Arromiu)  – on the via Podiensis (Chemin de Compostelle), the GR652 and the GR65 (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.2558331.13756 Lauzerte  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.7608330.5136117 Lavardens (Lavardens)  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.7744440.9291678 Sarrant  –  (last update Feb. 2018)