Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot

The arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Lot-et-Garonne département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital, and subpréfecture of the department, is the city of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
No. of communes92
SubprefectureVilleneuve-sur-Lot
Area
1,559.7 km2 (602.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
89,667
INSEE code473

History

When the Lot-et-Garonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is in the northeast of Lot-et-Garonne, with an area of 1,559.7 km2 (602 sq mi),[2] the largest arrondissement of the department. It has 90,527 inhabitants and a population density of 58.0 inhabitants/km².[3]

The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Dordogne department, to the east by the Lot department, to the southeast by the Tarn-et-Garonne department, to the south by the arrondissement of Agen and to the west by the arrondissement of Marmande.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Le Confluent, Le Pays de Serres and Le Val du Dropt. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
INSEE
Code
CantonArrondissementsTotal
AgenMarmandeVilleneuve-sur-LotNérac
4706Le Confluent19120
4709Le Fumélois1919
4710Le Haut agenais Périgord3333
4712Le Livradais1414
4716Le Pays de Serres15823
4719Le Val du Dropt151025
4720Villeneuve-sur-Lot-11 + part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot1 + part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
4721Villeneuve-sur-Lot-25 + part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot5 + part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Communes

The arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot has 92 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Allez-et-Cazeneuve (47006)
  2. Anthé (47011)
  3. Auradou (47017)
  4. Beaugas (47023)
  5. Bias (47027)
  6. Blanquefort-sur-Briolance (47029)
  7. Boudy-de-Beauregard (47033)
  8. Bourlens (47036)
  9. Bournel (47037)
  10. Cahuzac (47044)
  11. Cancon (47048)
  12. Casseneuil (47049)
  13. Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe (47055)
  14. Castillonnès (47057)
  15. Cavarc (47063)
  16. Cazideroque (47064)
  17. Condezaygues (47070)
  18. Courbiac (47072)
  19. Cuzorn (47077)
  20. Dausse (47079)
  21. Dolmayrac (47081)
  22. Doudrac (47083)
  23. Douzains (47084)
  24. Dévillac (47080)
  25. Ferrensac (47096)
  26. Fongrave (47099)
  27. Frespech (47105)
  28. Fumel (47106)
  29. Gavaudun (47109)
  30. Hautefage-la-Tour (47117)
  31. La Sauvetat-sur-Lède (47291)
  32. Lacapelle-Biron (47123)
  33. Lacaussade (47124)
  34. Lalandusse (47132)
  35. Laussou (47141)
  36. Le Temple-sur-Lot (47306)
  37. Lougratte (47152)
  38. Lédat (47146)
  39. Masquières (47160)
  40. Massels (47161)
  41. Massoulès (47162)
  42. Mazières-Naresse (47164)
  43. Monbahus (47170)
  44. Monclar (47173)
  45. Monflanquin (47175)
  46. Monsempron-Libos (47179)
  47. Monségur (47178)
  48. Montagnac-sur-Lède (47181)
  49. Montastruc (47182)
  50. Montauriol (47183)
  51. Montaut (47184)
  52. Montayral (47185)
  53. Monviel (47192)
  54. Moulinet (47193)
  55. Pailloles (47198)
  56. Parranquet (47200)
  57. Paulhiac (47202)
  58. Penne-d'Agenais (47203)
  59. Pinel-Hauterive (47206)
  60. Pujols (47215)
  61. Rayet (47219)
  62. Rives (47223)
  63. Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba (47228)
  64. Saint-Aubin (47230)
  65. Saint-Eutrope-de-Born (47241)
  66. Saint-Front-sur-Lémance (47242)
  67. Saint-Georges (47328)
  68. Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal (47256)
  69. Saint-Maurice-de-Lestapel (47259)
  70. Saint-Pastour (47265)
  71. Saint-Quentin-du-Dropt (47272)
  72. Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot (47280)
  73. Saint-Vite (47283)
  74. Saint-Étienne-de-Fougères (47239)
  75. Saint-Étienne-de-Villeréal (47240)
  76. Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve (47237)
  77. Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot (47252)
  78. Salles (47284)
  79. Sauveterre-la-Lémance (47292)
  80. Savignac-sur-Leyze (47295)
  81. Sembas (47297)
  82. Sérignac-Péboudou (47299)
  83. Thézac (47307)
  84. Tombebœuf (47309)
  85. Tourliac (47311)
  86. Tournon-d'Agenais (47312)
  87. Tourtrès (47313)
  88. Trentels (47315)
  89. Trémons (47314)
  90. Villebramar (47319)
  91. Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47323)
  92. Villeréal (47324)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code
CommunePopulation[3]
(2014)
CantonIntercommunality
47323Villeneuve-sur-Lot23,263Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1
Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois
47252Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot6,190Le LivradaisCommunauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois
47106Fumel4,980Le FuméloisFumel Vallée du Lot
47215Pujols3,635Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois
47027Bias3,089Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois
47185Montayral2,776Le FuméloisFumel Vallée du Lot
47049Casseneuil2,349Le LivradaisCommunauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois
47203Penne-d'Agenais2,342Le Pays de SerresFumel Vallée du Lot
47175Monflanquin2,312Le Haut agenais PérigordLes Bastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord
47280Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot2,296Le Pays de SerresFumel Vallée du Lot
47179Monsempron-Libos2,085Le FuméloisFumel Vallée du Lot

References

  1. "Historique de Lot-et-Garonne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. "Arrondissement de Villeneuve-sur-Lot (473)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-257 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de Lot-et-Garonne" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. "Arrondissement de Villeneuve-sur-Lot (473)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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