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Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Subprefecture and commune

Bridge over the Lot river

Coat of arms

Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Location in France

Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1
Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2

Intercommunality

Grand Villeneuvois

Area

81.32 km² (31.40 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

23,263

• Density

286.067/km² (740.91/sq mi)

Villeneuvois

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

47323 /47300

Elevation

42–209 m (138–686 ft)
(avg. 126 m or 413 ft)

Website

www.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
Geography
- Climate
Population
Administration
- Twin towns
Gallery
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History

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:

In the Hundred Years' War
In the Huguenot wars
In the Fronde, a civil war in France.

Geography

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

Villeneuve-sur-Lot and its neighboring *communes*

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.

Lédat Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe	La Sauvetat-sur-Lède Monflanquin	Savignac-sur-Leyze Saint-Aubin
Bias		Trentels Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot
	Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Pujols	Hautefage-la-Tour	Penne-d'Agenais

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

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, as Villeneuvois (women: Villeneuvoises).

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

Evolution of the population in Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Administration

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:

Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1, formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Nord and the commune Lédat, with 16,376 inhabitants (2014).
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).