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Monflanquin
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monflanquin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃flɑ̃kɛ̃]; Languedocien: Montflanquin) 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.
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Coordinates: 44°31′59″N 0°46′07″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Villeneuve-sur-Lot |
Canton | Le Haut agenais Périgord |
Intercommunality | Bastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Founaud-Veysset[1] |
Area 1 | 62.21 km2 (24.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,350 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47175 /47150 |
Elevation | 64–207 m (210–679 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.