Bon-Encontre
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Agen-2 | |
| Community association | Agen | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 48-209 m | |
| surface | 20.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,199 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 302 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47240 | |
| INSEE code | 47032 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-bon-encontre.fr/ | |
Bon-Encontre is a French municipality with 6199 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Bon-Encontre is located in the Arrondissement of Agen and is part of the canton of Agen-2 . The inhabitants are called Bon-Encontrais .
geography
Bon-Encontre is located on the Canal de Garonne . The municipality is surrounded by Pont-du-Casse in the north, Sauvagnas in the northeast, Saint-Caprais-de-Lerm in the east, Castelculier in the southeast and south and Agen in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 2,600 | 3,177 | 3,853 | 4,462 | 5,362 | 5,759 | 5,910 | 6.151 |
history
Bon-Encontre is based on a Gallo-Roman, i.e. H. Celtic oppidum.
Community partnerships
- Carabane , Senegal, since May 1998
Culture and sights
- Grammontenser priory from the 12th century
- 11th century church of Sainte-Radegonde and the royal chapel at the Notre-Dame de Bon-Encontre basilica
- Château de Castelnoubel from the 12th century (Monument historique since 1966)
- Château de Plèneselve from the 12th century
- Saint-Étienne church in Cassou (built in 1271)
- The blue bridge
Web links
Commons : Bon-Encontre - collection of images, videos and audio files
