Lafox
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Lafox La Fos |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Est Agenais | |
| Community association | Agen | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 45-146 m | |
| surface | 5.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,141 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 218 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47240 | |
| INSEE code | 47128 | |
| Website | www.mairie-lafox.fr | |
Lafox ( Occitan La FOS ) is a French municipality with 1,141 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). Lafox is located in the arrondissement of Agen and belongs to the canton of Le Sud-Est Agenais (until 2015: canton of Puymirol ).
geography
Lafox is located about seven kilometers southeast of Agen on the Garonne , which borders the municipality in the south and into which the Séoune flows here. Lafox is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Castelculier in the north, Saint-Pierre-de-Clairac in the east and northeast, Saint-Jean-de-Thurac in the southeast, Sauveterre-Saint-Denis in the south and Boé in the west.
The former route nationale 113 (today's D813) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 437 | 436 | 524 | 595 | 706 | 817 | 1,183 | 1,156 |
Attractions
- Saint-Christophe church from the 12th century
- Lafox Castle, original castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 1951
- Prades mansion , built at the beginning of the 16th century, monument historique since 1959
Lafox Castle
Prades mansion
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Teglio Veneto in the province of Venice (Veneto) .
