Madaillan

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Madaillan
Madalhan
Madaillan (France)
Madaillan
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Agen
Canton Le Confluent
Community association Confluent et Coteaux de Prayssas
Coordinates 44 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 34 ′  E
height 61–225 m
surface 24.39 km 2
Residents 651 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47360
INSEE code

Madaillan ( Occitan : Madalhan ) is a French municipality with 651 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Madaillan is located in the Agen arrondissement and belongs to the canton of Le Confluent (until 2015: canton of Prayssas ). The inhabitants are called Madaillanais .

geography

Madaillan is about ten kilometers north-northwest of Agen . Madaillan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Laugnac in the north and north-east, Foulayronnes in the east and south-east, Colayrac-Saint-Cirq in the south, Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan in the south and south-west, Lusignan-Petit in the west and Prayssas in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 569 506 469 465 489 502 566 638
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church in Doulougnac, originally from the 12th century, today's building from the 19th century
  • Saint-Julien church in Terre-Fosse from the 15th / 16th centuries century
  • Saint-Denis church in Bordes from the 15th / 16th centuries century
  • Saint-Barthélemy church in Fraysse from the 12th century
  • Madaillan Castle built in the late 13th century, conversions from the 14th and 16th centuries
  • 17th century Boissonade mansion
  • Monplaisir mansion from the 17th century
  • Mill Baret, built in 1560
Madaillan Castle

Web links

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