Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne
Aiguillon (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃]; Occitan: Gulhon) is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.[2]
Aiguillon | |
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The town hall in Aiguillon | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Aiguillon | |
Aiguillon Aiguillon | |
Coordinates: 44°18′02″N 00°20′15″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Agen |
Canton | Le Confluent |
Intercommunality | Confluent et Coteaux de Prayssas |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Girardi |
Area 1 | 28.28 km2 (10.92 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,387 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47004 /47190 |
Elevation | 22–168 m (72–551 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It lies near the two rivers junction that gives name to the department.[3][4]
The organist and composer Marc de Ranse (1881–1951) was born in Aiguillon.[5]
History
Attached to the English crown in 1318, it was conquered by Du Guesclin in 1370.[6] The future Jean II conducted a large-scale but unsuccessful siege of the place in 1346. In 1599 it was converted into a duchy of its own.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 4,325 | — |
2007 | 4,344 | +0.4% |
2008 | 4,356 | +0.3% |
2009 | 4,356 | +0.0% |
2010 | 4,320 | −0.8% |
2011 | 4,283 | −0.9% |
2012 | 4,314 | +0.7% |
2013 | 4,332 | +0.4% |
2014 | 4,324 | −0.2% |
2015 | 4,346 | +0.5% |
2016 | 4,367 | +0.5% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "AIGUILLON - Map of Aiguillon 47190 France". www.map-france.com. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- "Lot River | river, France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- "Garonne River | river, Europe". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- Marc de Ranse, Requiem Survey.
- Wagner, John A. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313327360.
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