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Mont-de-Marsan Confluence of the Douze and the Midour rivers at Mont-de-Marsan, France.

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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...

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