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Monflanquin

Coordinates: 44°31′59″N 0°46′07″E / 44.5331°N 0.7686°E / 44.5331; 0.7686
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Monflanquin
A general view of Monflanquin
A general view of Monflanquin
Coat of arms of Monflanquin
Location of Monflanquin
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Monflanquin is located in France
Monflanquin
Monflanquin
Monflanquin is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monflanquin
Monflanquin
Coordinates: 44°31′59″N 0°46′07″E / 44.5331°N 0.7686°E / 44.5331; 0.7686
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonLe Haut agenais Périgord
IntercommunalityBastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Founaud-Veysset[1]
Area
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62.21 km2 (24.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,350
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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

Demography

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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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See also

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References

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  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
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