Foulayronnes
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Agen-1 | |
| Community association | Agen | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 44-206 m | |
| surface | 28.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,430 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 188 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47510 | |
| INSEE code | 47100 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-foulayronnes.fr/ | |
 Foulayronnes Cultural Center |
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Foulayronnes is a commune with 5430 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Foulayronnes is located in the arrondissement of Agen and belongs to the canton of Agen-1 . The inhabitants are called Foulayronnais or Foulayronnaises .
geography
Lac de Flottis and Talive, a lake in the center of the municipality, are located in Foulayronnes. The municipality is surrounded by La Croix-Blanche in the north, Pont-du-Casse in the east, Agen in the south, Colayrac-Saint-Cirq in the south-west, Madaillan in the west and Laugnac in the north-west.
Route nationale 1021 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 1,235 | 1.997 | 2,567 | 3,046 | 4,343 | 4,597 | 4,874 | 5,095 |
history
The community emerged after the French Revolution in 1795. The name of the community is borrowed from the Latin Fons Latronum (Latin fons - fountain).
Culture and sights
- 11th century church d'Artigues (monument historique since 1925)
- Church du Caouelt from the 13th and 15th centuries
- Monbran church from the 12th century (Monument historique since 1980)
- Church de Pauilhac from the 17th century
- Windmills
- Château de Talives
- Château de Doumens
- Château d'Arasse
- Hôpital de Monbran, former residence of the Bishop of Agen
- the lakes Flottis and Talives