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Monflanquin
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Monflanquin (; 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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Monflanquin is a commune in France, situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Monflanquin and the canton of Le Haut Agenais Périgord. The municipality is located within the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the department of Lot-et-Garonne. It borders the communes of Laussou, La Sauvetat-sur-Lède, Boudy-de-Beauregard, and Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe.
The area of Monflanquin is 62.21 square kilometers, with an elevation of 207 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 47150. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,431 residents and another citing 2,372. The male population is recorded as 1,129, while the female population is 1,184. Monflanquin is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Monflanquin
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,372
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Monflanquin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Village Monflanquin.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Monflanquin
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Monflanquin (Lot-et-Garonne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- French commune.canton
- Le Haut agenais Périgord
- French commune.INSEE
- 47175
- French commune.postal code
- 47150
- French commune.mayor
- Nathalie Founaud-Veysset
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Bastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord
- French commune.elevation m
- 181
- French commune.elevation min m
- 64
- French commune.elevation max m
- 207
- French commune.area km2
- 62.21
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Monflanquin
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- Population
- 2342
- Area
- 62.21
- Elevation
- 110
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Le Haut Agenais Périgord
- Shares border with
- Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- Official website
- www.monflanquin.fr
- Image
- Village Monflanquin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Monflanquin
- postal code
- 47150
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Haut Agenais Périgord
- male population
- 1129
- female population
- 1184
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-53-36-40-05
- fax number
- +33-5-53-36-42-91
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Demography
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Monflanquin (; 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.
The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monflanquin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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