Aiguillon
Commune
The town hall in Aiguillon
The town hall in Aiguillon
Coat of arms of Aiguillon
Coat of arms
Location of Aiguillon
Map
Aiguillon is located in France
Aiguillon
Aiguillon
Aiguillon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aiguillon
Aiguillon
Coordinates: 44°18′02″N 00°20′15″E / 44.30056°N 0.33750°E / 44.30056; 0.33750
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementAgen
CantonLe Confluent
IntercommunalityConfluent et Coteaux de Prayssas
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Christian Girardi[1]
Area
1
28.28 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,118
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47004 /47190
Elevation22–168 m (72–551 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aiguillon (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Gulhon) is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.[3] It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne.[4] Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.

The organist and composer Marc de Ranse (1881–1951) was born in Aiguillon.[5]

History

Attached to the English crown in 1318, it was conquered by Du Guesclin in 1370.[6] The future Jean II conducted a large-scale but unsuccessful siege of the place in 1346. In 1599 it was converted into a duchy of its own.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,754—    
1975 3,867+0.42%
1982 4,121+0.91%
1990 4,169+0.14%
1999 4,219+0.13%
2007 4,344+0.37%
2012 4,314−0.14%
2017 4,387+0.34%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune d'Aiguillon (47004)". INSEE. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Lot River | river, France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ Marc de Ranse, Requiem Survey.
  6. ^ Wagner, John A. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313327360.
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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