Laroque-Timbaut
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Le Pays de Serres | |
| Community association | Grand Villeneuvois | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 87–222 m | |
| surface | 21.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,721 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 80 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47340 | |
| INSEE code | 47138 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-laroque-timbaut.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) by Laroque-Timbaut |
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Laroque-Timbaut is a French commune with 1,721 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Agen and the canton Le Pays de Serres (until 2015: Canton Laroque-Timbaut ). The inhabitants are called the Roquentins .
geography
Laroque-Timbaut is about 14 kilometers northeast of Agen in the Pays de Serres . Laroque-Timbaut is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monbalen in the north and northwest, Cassignas in the north and northeast, Cauzac in the east, Saint-Robert in the southeast, Sauvagnas in the south, Bajamont in the southwest and La Croix-Blanche in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 911 | 995 | 1,023 | 1,178 | 1,257 | 1,326 | 1,447 | 1,591 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, built in the mid-19th century
- Saint Martin Church in Norpech
- Saint-Pierre church in Orval
- Saint-Denis church in Vitrac
- Saint Germain Chapel
- Castle with donjon, mentioned in 1271
- Clock tower
- Market hall
- Museum Gertrude Schoen
Notre-Dame church
Market hall
Clock tower
Personalities
- Louis Brocq (1856–1928), dermatologist, namesake of Brocq's disease or Duhring-Brocq's disease , a form of pemphigus
- Paul Dangla (1882–1904), cyclist
- William Gayraud-Hirigoyen (1898–1962), rugby and bobsleigh athlete
Web links
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