Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aiguillon (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Gulhon) is a commune and bastide town of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.[3] It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne and not far from the confluence of the Baïse and the Garonne between Agen and Tonneins.[4] Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
Aiguillon | |
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The town hall in Aiguillon | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aiguillon | |
  Aiguillon Location within France  Aiguillon Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′02″N 00°20′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Agen |
| Canton | Le Confluent |
| Intercommunality | Confluent et Coteaux de Prayssas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Christian Girardi[1] |
Area 1 | 28.28 km2 (10.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,968 |
| • Density | 140.3/km2 (363.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 47004 /47190 |
| Elevation | 22–168 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. | |
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 town 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% |
| 2023 | 3,968 | −1.66% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
