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Aiguillon is a commune in France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Agen and the canton of Port-Sainte-Marie, within the department of Lot-et-Garonne. The town borders Nicole, Thouars-sur-Garonne, Bourran, and Buzet-sur-Baïse. It is located next to the Garonne and Lot rivers and stands at an elevation of 168 meters above sea level.
The commune has an area of 28.28 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 4,507, comprising 2,106 males and 2,281 females. Aiguillon serves as the capital of the canton of Le Confluent. The postal code for the area is 47190. A significant historical event associated with the location is the Siege of Aiguillon.
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- Locality
- Aiguillon
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,576
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Lot-et-Garonne
- Arrondissement
- Agen
- Canton
- Le Confluent
- Intercommunality
- Confluent et Coteaux de Prayssas
- Mayor 2026 32
- Christian Girardi
- Area
- 28.28 km (10.92 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 3,968
- Density
- 140.3/km (363.4/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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Aiguillon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Agen
- Population
- 3968
- Area
- 28.28
- Elevation
- 51
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Lot
- Capital of
- canton of Le Confluent
- Shares border with
- Saint-Léger
- Official website
- www.ville-aiguillon.eu
- Image
- Aiguillon - Hôtel de ville -1.JPG
- Significant event
- Siege of Aiguillon
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- Commons category
- Aiguillon (Lot-et-Garonne)
- postal code
- 47190
- different from
- L'Aiguillon
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Confluent
- male population
- 2106
- female population
- 2281
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-53-79-60-12
- fax number
- +33-5-53-79-82-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Aiguillon ( French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃] ; Occitan: Gulhon) is a commune and bastide town of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France. It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne and not far from the confluence of the Baïse and the Garonne between Agen and Tonneins. Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
The organist and composer Marc de Ranse (1881–1951) was born in Aiguillon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aiguillon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.