Astaffort

Astaffort
Église Sainte-Geneviève
Église Sainte-Geneviève
Coat of arms of Astaffort
Location of Astaffort
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Astaffort is located in France
Astaffort
Astaffort
Astaffort is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Astaffort
Astaffort
Coordinates: 44°03′54″N 0°39′08″E / 44.06500°N 0.65222°E / 44.06500; 0.65222
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementAgen
CantonLe Sud-Est agenais
IntercommunalityAgglomération d'Agen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Bonnet[1]
Area
1
35.17 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,031
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47015 /47220
Elevation52–215 m (171–705 ft)
(avg. 59 m or 194 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Astaffort (French pronunciation: [astafɔʁ]; Occitan: Astahòrt) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.[3] It is situated on the river Gers, about 15 km south of Agen. Astaffort has a mill and the church of Sainte-Geneviève.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,729—    
1821 2,631−0.13%
1846 2,581−0.08%
1872 2,511−0.11%
1901 1,960−0.85%
1926 1,707−0.55%
1946 1,700−0.02%
1962 1,792+0.33%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,740−0.49%
1975 1,802+0.50%
1982 1,835+0.26%
1990 1,828−0.05%
1999 1,880+0.31%
2007 2,002+0.79%
2012 2,036+0.34%
2017 2,050+0.14%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Personalities

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The popular singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel spent his childhood in Astaffort.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune d'Astaffort (47015), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Astaffort, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE