Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne
Aiguillon (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃] ; Occitan: Gulhon) is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France. It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne. Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
The organist and composer Marc de Ranse (1881–1951) was born in Aiguillon.
History
Attached to the English crown in 1318, it was conquered by Du Guesclin in 1370. 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Commune d'Aiguillon (47004)". INSEE. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Lot River | river, France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Marc de Ranse Archived 2 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Requiem Survey.
- ^ Wagner, John A. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313327360.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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