Castelculier
Castelculier is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
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Coordinates: 44°10′32″N 0°41′37″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Agen |
Canton | Le Sud-Est agenais |
Intercommunality | CA Agen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Olivier Grima |
Area 1 | 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,375 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47051 /47240 |
Elevation | 49–177 m (161–581 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
The name of the village comes from the medieval fortress known as Chasteau Cullier. This castle was destroyed by the duke of Épernon in 1633 by order of Louis XIII, king of France.
Geography
The Séoune forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.
Administration
- 1791
- Hybre
- 1801-1802
- Farrouilh
- 1803
- Hybres
- 1804
- Pradié
- 1805-1807
- Hybres
- 1807-1810
- N. A. Denis
- 1810-1822
- V. Besse
- 1822-1840
- Laroche
- 1841-1851
- Boudon de Saint-Amans
- 1852-1859
- Roche
- 1860-1870
- Leglise
- 1871
- Tourrette
- 1872-1878
- Leglise
- 1879-1882
- Dumas
- 1882-1885
- Pontou
- 1885-1897
- Maleze
- 1897-1913
- Pontou
- 1913-1926
- Marguerite
- 1926-1936
- Silvestre
- 1936-1939
- Asté
- 1940-1944
- R. Asté
- 1945-1946
- H. Pinède
- 1947-1965
- René Salon
- 1966-1983
- Louis Asté
- 1983-2014
- Marc Boueilh
- 2014-2020
- Olivier Grima
The town hall is located in the village of Grandfonds.
Lordship of Castelculier
List of the lords of Castelculier
- 1419
- Nompar of Caumont
Main sights
- Church of Saint-Amans [2]
Personalities
- Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans
- Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Damaze de Chaudordy, French diplomat
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gollark: They must have 86 trillion capital.
gollark: I really wonder who is actually buying the Taloses.
gollark: Apparently Graphcore can't match Nvidia hardware in training performance with twice the die area. Very "impressive".
gollark: I run a Minecraft server on one, even.
References
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Église de Saint-Amans" [Church of Saint-Amans]. visites.aquitaine.fr (in French). Aquitaine region. Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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