Country France Department Lot-et-Garonne Population (1999) 1,537 | Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Canton Canton of Marmande-Est Area 29.51 km² | |
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Garonne Arrondissement Arrondissement of Marmande | ||
Gontaud-de-Nogaret is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
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Map of 47400 Gontaud-de-Nogaret, France
People
The village was the home of Henri Pépin, a prosperous houseowner and cycling enthusiast who employed two helpers to pace him around the Tour de France in 1906. Pépin—sometimes wrongly described as a baron—had no interest in winning the race. Instead, he paid his helpers to lead him to the best restaurants and hotels they could find. Some days they finished more than 12 hours behind the winner.
References
Gontaud-de-Nogaret Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA