Le diocèse d'Agen (en latin : Dioecesis Agennensis) est un diocèse de l'Église catholique en France. Érigé au IVe siècle, il est le diocèse historique de l'Agenais, pays traditionnel de l'ancienne province de Guyenne. Depuis 1822, il couvre le département de Lot-et-Garonne. Il est suffragant de l'archidiocèse métropolitain de Bordeaux. Depuis le 22 mai 2024, Alexandre de Bucy est évêque d'Agen.
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The Diocese of Agen is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.
The Diocese of Agen comprises the département of Lot-et-Garonne, in the région of Aquitaine. It has been successively suffragan to the Archdioceses of Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Bordeaux again.
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Agen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France. It is dedicated to Saint Caprasius. It was built in the 12th century as a collegiate church and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The cathedral was listed as an historic monument in 1863. Situated on one of four pilgrims' ways toward Santiago de Compostela, Spain, its World Heritage Site status falls under the category of Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
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Agen station is a railway station in Agen, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station was opened in 1856 and is located on the Bordeaux–Sète railway, Niversac-Agen railway and Agen-Auch railway, which is used for freight. The station is served by TGV, Intercités and TER services operated by SNCF.
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Agen is the prefecture of the southwestern French department of Lot-et-Garonne. It lies on the river Garonne, 135 kilometres southeast of Bordeaux. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 32,801..
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, in southwestern France, standing on Place du Docteur Esquirol.
