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Arrondissement Of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
The arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an arrondissement of France in the Lot-et-Garonne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région. It has 92 communes. Its population is 89,667 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, and their INSEE codes, are:
# Allez-et-Cazeneuve (47006)
# Anthé (47011)
# Auradou (47017)
# Beaugas (47023)
# Bias (47027)
# Blanquefort-sur-Briolance (47029)
# Boudy-de-Beauregard (47033)
# Bourlens (47036)
# Bournel (47037)
# Cahuzac (47044)
# Cancon (47048)
# Casseneuil (47049)
# Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe (47055)
# Castillonnès (47057)
# Cavarc (47063)
# Cazideroque (47064)
# Condezaygues (47070)
# Courbiac (47072)
# Cuzorn (47077)
# Dausse (47079)
# Dévillac (47080)
# Dolmayrac (47081)
# Doudrac (47083)
# Douzains (47084)
# Ferrensac (47096)
# Fongrave (47099)
# Frespech (47105)
# Fumel (47106)
# Gavaudun (47109)
# Hautefage-la-Tour (47117)
# La Sauvetat-sur-Lède (47291)
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Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Villeneuve-sur-Lot (; in the Languedocien dialect of Occitan language: ''Vilanuèva d'Òlt'' ) is a town and commune in the southwestern French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The commune was formerly named ''Villeneuve-d'Agen''.
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is located 22 km northeast of the commune of Agen and straddles the river Lot.
History
Villeneuve was founded in 1254 by Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, brother of Louis IX, on the site of the town of Gajac, which had been deserted during the Albigensian Crusade.
By the early 20th century, Villeneuve-sur-Lot was an important agricultural centre and had a large trade in plums (''prunes d'ente''); the preparation of preserved plums and the tinning of peas and beans were major industries. The important mill of Gajac stood on the bank of the Lot a little above the town.
Population
Sights
The main quarter of the town is located on the right bank of the Lot River and is linked to the quarter on the left bank by a bridge from the 13th cen ...
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