Monflanquin

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Monflanquin
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Monflanquin
Coordinates: 44°31′59″N0°46′07″E / 44.5331°N 0.7686°E / 44.5331; 0.7686
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton Le Haut agenais Périgord
Intercommunality Bastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Nathalie Founaud-Veysset [1]
Area
1
62.21 km2 (24.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
2,350
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47175 /47150
Elevation64–207 m (210–679 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monflanquin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃flɑ̃kɛ̃] ; Languedocien: Montflanquin) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.

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The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,354    
1975 2,368+0.08%
1982 2,356−0.07%
1990 2,431+0.39%
1999 2,258−0.82%
2007 2,342+0.46%
2012 2,345+0.03%
2017 2,313−0.27%
Source: INSEE [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE