Monflanquin
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A general view of Monflanquin
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 44°31′59″N 0°46′07″E / 44.5331°N 0.7686°ECoordinates: 44°31′59″N 0°46′07″E / 44.5331°N 0.7686°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Villeneuve-sur-Lot | |
| Canton | Monflanquin | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Bastide et Châteaux en Guyenne | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis bordes | |
| Area1 | 62.21 km2 (24.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,258 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 47175 /47150 | |
| Elevation | 64–207 m (210–679 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Monflanquin 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.
Template:Monflanquin bastide modèle - http://patrimoinmonflanquin .free.fr - Georges Odo
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