Saint-Jean-de-Thurac
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Saint-Jean-de-Thurac Sent Joan de Turac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Est Agenais | |
| Community association | Porte d'Aquitaine en Pays de Serres | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 45-186 m | |
| surface | 5.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 560 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 109 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47270 | |
| INSEE code | 47248 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Jean-de-Thurac |
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Saint-Jean-de-Thurac ( Occitan : Sent Joan de Turac ) is a French municipality with 560 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). Saint-Jean-de-Thurac is located in the Arrondissement of Agen and belongs to the canton of Le Sud-Est Agenais (until 2015: Canton of Puymirol ).
geography
Saint-Jean-de-Thurac is located about eleven kilometers east-southeast of Agen on the Canal latéral à la Garonne . The Garonne itself limits the municipality to the south. Saint-Jean-de-Thurac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pierre-de-Clairac in the north, Saint-Romain-le-Noble in the east, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme in the southeast, Caudecoste in the south, Sauveterre- Saint-Denis in the southwest and Lafox in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 293 | 281 | 325 | 344 | 381 | 408 | 483 | 512 |
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Attractions
- The Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste with aisles from the 12th and 16th centuries.
