Aiguillon (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥijɔ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Gulhon) is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.[3] It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne.[4] Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
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 place 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% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Commune d'Aiguillon (47004)". INSEE. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Lot River | river, France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Marc de Ranse Archived 2 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Requiem Survey.
- ^ Wagner, John A. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313327360.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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