Gontaud-de-Nogaret
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Marmande | |
| Canton | Marmande-2 | |
| Community association | Val de Garonne agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 18' E | |
| height | 26-132 m | |
| surface | 29.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,695 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47400 | |
| INSEE code | 47110 | |
Gontaud-de-Nogaret is a French commune with 1,695 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Marmande and the canton of Marmande-2 (until 2015: canton of Marmande-Est ).
geography
Gontaud-de-Nogaret is about ten kilometers southeast of Marmande . Gontaud-de-Nogaret is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Birac-sur-Trec in the north and northwest, Puymiclan in the north, Agmé in the northeast, Hautesvignes in the east, Varès in the southeast, Fauillet in the south, Fauguerolles in the southwest and Longueville in the west.
The former route nationale 641 (today's D641) runs through the municipality .
history
Today's municipality was created in 1965 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Gontaud and Saint-Pierre-de-Nogaret .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 961 | 1,550 | 1,488 | 1,517 | 1,518 | 1,537 | 1,581 | 1,654 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church in Gontaud-de-Nogaret from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century and last in 1882, monument historique since 1925
- Saint-Etienne church
- Saint-Martin church in Bistauzac
- Gontaud-de-Nogaret Castle, built at the end of the 15th century, monument historique since 1958
- Lafitte, Bistauzac, Escage, Laubesc and Le Marès castles
- Gontaud-de-Nogaret market hall, Monument historique
- Wash house
Notre-Dame church
Gontaud-de-Nogaret Castle
Market hall
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the French commune of Bantzenheim in the Haut-Rhin (Alsace) department since 1974.
Personalities
- Philippe Tamizey de Larroque (1828–1898), writer
