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{{Infobox French commune
[[File:Villeneuveslot.jpg|thumb|right|The old bridge over the river 'Lot' in Villeneuve-sur-Lot]]
|name = Villeneuve-sur-Lot
'''Villeneuve-sur-Lot''' is a [[city]] in the [[Regions of France|region]] [[Aquitaine]]. It is the second largest city in the department [[Lot-et-Garonne]]. The largest city in that department is [[Agen]]. The region where the city is was first populated by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]. In the [[11th century]] a [[benedictine]] [[abbey]] was constructed near the city. There was a small [[village]] of [[pottery|potters]] and [[farmer]]s around the abbey. Between [[1254]] and [[1263]], [[Alphonse of Poitiers]] had a [[bastide]] built. He also gave the bastide city rights, and a 46 article [[charta]] defining life in the city. The bastide is a two-axis, rectangular design, with a central square. Because of its privileged geographical situation on the river lot, the city played an important role in wars of the region:
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|caption = [[Bridge]] over the [[Lot (river)|Lot]] river
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|canton = Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1<br />Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2
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|intercommunality = Grand Villeneuvois
|mayor = Patrick Cassany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ville-villeneuve-sur-lot.fr/l-equipe-municipale-34.html |title=L'équipe municipale |publisher=Mairie de Villeneuve-sur-Lot |language=French |accessdate=27 April 2017 |date= }}</ref>
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|population = 23263
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|INSEE = 47323
|postal code = 47300
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'''Villeneuve-sur-Lot''' ([[Gascon language|Gascon]]: ''Vilanuèva d'Olt'') is a town and [[Communes of France|commune]] in southwestern [[France]], in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]. It is a [[Prefectures in France|subprefecture]] of the [[Lot-et-Garonne]] [[Departments of France|department]]. The commune was formerly named ''Villeneuve-d'Agen''.

It is also the [[Capital city|capital]] of the ''[[Arrondissements of France|arrondissement]]'' of [[Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot|Villeneuve-sur-Lot]] and of 2 [[Cantons in France|''cantons'']] in the department: [[Canton of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1|Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1]] and [[Canton of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2|Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2]].

==History==
The region where the city is was first populated by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]. In the 11th century, a [[Benedictine]] [[abbey]] was constructed near where is the city now. There was a small [[village]] of [[pottery|potters]] and [[farmer]]s around the abbey. Between 1254 and 1263, [[Alphonse of Poitiers]] had a [[bastide]] built. He also gave the bastide city rights. The bastide has a [[Rectangle|rectangular]] look, with a central [[Town square|square]].

Because of its privileged geographical situation on the river lot, the city played an important role in wars of the region:
* In the [[Hundred Years' War]]
* In the [[Hundred Years' War]]
* In the [[Huguenot]] wars
* In the [[Huguenot]] wars
* In the [[Fronde]], a [[civil war]] in France.
* In the [[Fronde]], a [[civil war]] in France.
As of [[1999]], 24.700 people lived in the city.


==Geography==
The ''commune'' has an area of {{Convert|81.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on }}.<ref name="insee-geo">{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-47323 |title=Commune de Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47323) |work=Comparateur de territoire |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |format= |language=French |accessdate=27 April 2017 |date= }}</ref> Its average [[altitude]] is {{Convert|126|m|ft|abbr=on}}; at the [[City and town halls|city hall]], the altitude is {{Convert|56|m|ft|abbr=on }}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.map-france.com/Villeneuve-sur-Lot-47300/ |title=City of Villeneuve-sur-Lot |publisher=Map-France.com |language= |accessdate=22 March 2015 |date= }}</ref>


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|+ Villeneuve-sur-Lot and its neighboring ''communes''
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Villeneuve-sur-Lot is surrounded by the ''communes'' [[Lédat]], [[Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe]], [[La Sauvetat-sur-Lède]], [[Monflanquin]], [[Savignac-sur-Leyze]], [[Saint-Aubin, Lot-et-Garonne|Saint-Aubin]], [[Trentels]], [[Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot]], [[Penne-d'Agenais]], [[Hautefage-la-Tour]], [[Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne|Pujols]] and [[Bias, Lot-et-Garonne|Bias]].

{{Clear}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Villeneuve-sur-Lot
|North = [[La Sauvetat-sur-Lède]]<br />[[Monflanquin]]
|Northeast = [[Savignac-sur-Leyze]]<br />[[Saint-Aubin, Lot-et-Garonne|Saint-Aubin]]
|East = [[Trentels]]<br />[[Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot]]
|Southeast = [[Penne-d'Agenais]]
|South = [[Hautefage-la-Tour]]
|Southwest = [[Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne|Pujols]]
|West = [[Bias, Lot-et-Garonne|Bias]]
|Northwest = [[Lédat]]<br />[[Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe]]
}}

The [[Lot (river)|Lot]] river flows through the city of Villeneuve-sur-Lot. The [[Lède]] river, a [[tributary]] of the Lot, flows through the northern part of the ''commune''.

===Climate===
The climate of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] '''Cfb'''), with mild winters and warm summers.

==Population==
The inhabitants of Villeneuve-sur-Lot are known, in [[French language|French]], as ''Villeneuvois'' (women: ''Villeneuvoises'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitants.fr/habitants_villeneuve-sur-lot_47323.html |title=Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47300) |publisher=habitants.fr |language=French |accessdate=22 March 2015 |date= }}</ref>

With a population of 23,263,<ref name=insee>{{cite web |url=http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/dep47.pdf |title=Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes |work= Populations légales 2014 |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |language=French |accessdate=27 April 2017|date= }}</ref> Villeneuve-sur-Lot has a [[population density]] of {{Pop density|23263|81.32|km2|prec=0|disp=num}} inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

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==Administration==
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a [[Prefectures in France|subprefecture]] of the [[Lot-et-Garonne]] department since 1800. It is also the capital of the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot|Villeneuve-sur-Lot]] and the [[administrative centre]] ({{lang-fr|chef-lieu}}) of 2 [[Cantons of France|cantons]]:<ref name=insee1>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM47323-villeneuve-sur-lot |title=Commune de Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47323) |work= Géographie administrative et d’étude |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |language=French |accessdate=27 April 2017 |date= }}</ref>
# [[Canton of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1|Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1]], formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Nord and the ''commune'' [[Lédat]], with 16,376 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
# [[Canton of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2|Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2]], formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Sud and the ''communes'' [[Bias, Lot-et-Garonne|Bias]], [[Hautefage-la-Tour]], [[Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne|Pujols]], [[Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba]] and [[Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve]], with 17,055 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

It is part of the [[Communes of France|intercommunality]] ''Grand Villeneuvois'' ({{lang-fr|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois}}).

=== Twin towns ===
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is [[Twin town|twinned]] with:
* {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Ávila, Spain|Ávila]], [[Castile and León]], [[Spain]]
* {{Flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Bouaké]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
* {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Neustadt bei Coburg]], [[Germany]]
* {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[San Donà di Piave]], [[Veneto]], [[Italy]]
* {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Troon]], [[Scotland]]

==Gallery==
<center>
<gallery widths=180px>
File:Villeneuve-sur-Lot.JPG|View from the left side of the [[Lot (river)|Lot]]
File:Porte de Pujols.JPG|''Porte de Pujols''
File:Pont des Cieutat.JPG|''Pont des Cieutat'' over the Lot
File:Église Sainte-Catherine de Villeneuve-sur-Lot 1.JPG|''Sainte-Catherine'' church
</gallery>
</center>

==Related pages==
* [[Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot]]
* [[Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other websites==
{{Commonscat}}
* [http://www.ville-villeneuve-sur-lot.fr Ville de Villeneuve-sur-Lot - Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.lotetgaronne.fr/ Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.lot-et-garonne.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514055807/http://www.lot-et-garonne.pref.gouv.fr/ |date=2011-05-14 }} {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr/ Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine] {{in lang|fr}}
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[[Category:Subprefectures in France]]
[[Category:Communes in Lot-et-Garonne]]
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 31 March 2024

Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Subprefecture and commune
Bridge over the Lot river
Bridge over the Lot river
Coat of arms of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Coat of arms
Location of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Map
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is located in France
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Coordinates: 44°24′29″N 0°42′18″E / 44.4081°N 0.705°E / 44.4081; 0.705
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonVilleneuve-sur-Lot-1
Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2
IntercommunalityGrand Villeneuvois
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Patrick Cassany[1]
Area
1
81.32 km2 (31.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
23,263
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
DemonymVilleneuvois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47323 /47300
Elevation42–209 m (138–686 ft)
(avg. 126 m or 413 ft)
Websitewww.ville-villeneuve-sur-lot.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-sur-Lot (Gascon: Vilanuèva d'Olt) is a town and commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department. The commune was formerly named Villeneuve-d'Agen.

It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and of 2 cantons in the department: Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1 and Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2.

History

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The region where the city is was first populated by the Romans. In the 11th century, a Benedictine abbey was constructed near where is the city now. There was a small village of potters and farmers around the abbey. Between 1254 and 1263, Alphonse of Poitiers had a bastide built. He also gave the bastide city rights. The bastide has a rectangular look, with a central square.

Because of its privileged geographical situation on the river lot, the city played an important role in wars of the region:

Geography

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The commune has an area of 81.3 km2 (31.4 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 126 m (413 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 56 m (184 ft).[3]

Villeneuve-sur-Lot and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Villeneuve-sur-Lot is surrounded by the communes Lédat, Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe, La Sauvetat-sur-Lède, Monflanquin, Savignac-sur-Leyze, Saint-Aubin, Trentels, Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot, Penne-d'Agenais, Hautefage-la-Tour, Pujols and Bias.

The Lot river flows through the city of Villeneuve-sur-Lot. The Lède river, a tributary of the Lot, flows through the northern part of the commune.

Climate

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The climate of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population

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The inhabitants of Villeneuve-sur-Lot are known, in French, as Villeneuvois (women: Villeneuvoises).[4]

With a population of 23,263,[5] Villeneuve-sur-Lot has a population density of 286 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Administration

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Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of 2 cantons:[6]

  1. Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1, formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Nord and the commune Lédat, with 16,376 inhabitants (2014).
  2. Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2, formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Sud and the communes Bias, Hautefage-la-Tour, Pujols, Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba and Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve, with 17,055 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Grand Villeneuvois (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois).

Twin towns

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Villeneuve-sur-Lot is twinned with:

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  • View from the left side of the Lot
    View from the left side of the Lot
  • Porte de Pujols
    Porte de Pujols
  • Pont des Cieutat over the Lot
    Pont des Cieutat over the Lot
  • Sainte-Catherine church
    Sainte-Catherine church
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References

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  1. ↑ "L'équipe municipale" (in French). Mairie de Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Commune de Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47323)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "City of Villeneuve-sur-Lot". Map-France.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47300)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Commune de Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47323)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

Other websites

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