Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne
Aiguillon (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃] (
listen); 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 | 4,421 |
| • 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "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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