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Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers and just north of the sphere of centre of Basque-cultural influence in the North of Spain and South of France. As a result, the area is scattered
with ruins, castles and bastides in Vianne, Castillonnes and Puymirol.
Major towns include
Agen
Agen is the "capital of the prune", a local produce sold as a sweet (stuffed with prune purée) or as an after-dinner delight (prunes soaked in Armagnac - a type of brandy). Every September, the Prune festival organizes rock concerts, circuses and prune tasting.
Rugby is extremely popular in the town, and the SUA, the local team, is enthusiastically supported. The town also serves as the base for the Team Lot-et-Garonne cycling team.
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