Villeréal
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Villeneuve-sur-Lot | |
| Canton | Le Haut Agenais Périgord | |
| Community association | Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 78-168 m | |
| surface | 13.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,279 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 92 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47210 | |
| INSEE code | 47324 | |
| Website | http://www.villerealinfos.fr/ | |
Villeréal is a French commune with 1,279 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the canton of Le Haut Agenais Périgord (until 2015: canton of Villeréal ).
geography
Villeréal is about 16 kilometers north of Villeneuve-sur-Lot . The Dropt limits the community in the northwest. Villeréal is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rives in the north, Rayet in the north and northeast, Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal in the east, Dévillac in the southeast, Saint-Étienne-de-Villeréal in the south, Saint-Eutrope-de-Born in the southwest, Montaut in the west and south-west, Bournel in the west and Mazières-Naresse in the north-west.
The former Route nationale 676 runs through the municipality .
history
The place was founded as a bastide in 1267.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1142 | 1280 | 1359 | 1138 | 1195 | 1186 | 1257 | 1282 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church, partly from the time of the founding of the bastides, later renovations from the 14th, 18th and 19th centuries, monument historique
- Market hall
Notre-Dame church
Market hall
Personalities
- Roger Bissière (1886–1964), painter
Community partnerships
Partnerships exist with the French municipalities of Château-Chinon (Ville) in the Nièvre department and Saint-Georges-de-Mons in the Puy-de-Dôme department and the Spanish municipality of La Sotonera in the Huesca (Aragon) province.
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