Villeneuve-sur-Lot

**Villeneuve-sur-Lot** (Gascon: _Vilanuèva d'Olt_) is a town and commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department. The commune was formerly named _Villeneuve-d'Agen_.

It is also the capital of the _arrondissement_ of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and of 2 _cantons_ in the department: Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1 and Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2.

## History

The region where the city is was first populated by the Romans. In the 11th century, a Benedictine abbey was constructed near where is the city now. There was a small village of potters and farmers around the abbey. Between 1254 and 1263, Alphonse of Poitiers had a bastide built. He also gave the bastide city rights. The bastide has a rectangular look, with a central square.

Because of its privileged geographical situation on the river lot, the city played an important role in wars of the region:
- In the Hundred Years' War
- In the Huguenot wars
- In the Fronde, a civil war in France.

## Geography

The _commune_ has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Villeneuve-sur-Lot is surrounded by the _communes_ Lédat, Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe, La Sauvetat-sur-Lède, Monflanquin, Savignac-sur-Leyze, Saint-Aubin, Trentels, Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot, Penne-d'Agenais, Hautefage-la-Tour, Pujols and Bias.

The Lot river flows through the city of Villeneuve-sur-Lot. The Lède river, a tributary of the Lot, flows through the northern part of the _commune_.

### Climate

The climate of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification **Cfb**), with mild winters and warm summers.

## Population

The inhabitants of Villeneuve-sur-Lot are known, in French, as _Villeneuvois_ (women: _Villeneuvoises_).

With a population of 23,263, Villeneuve-sur-Lot has a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Villeneuve-sur-Lot**

## Administration

Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the _arrondissement_ of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the administrative centre () of 2 cantons:
1. Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1, formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Nord and the _commune_ Lédat, with 16,376 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
1. Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2, formed with a part of Villeneuve-sur-Lot-Sud and the _communes_ Bias, Hautefage-la-Tour, Pujols, Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba and Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve, with 17,055 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

It is part of the intercommunality _Grand Villeneuvois_ ().

### Twin towns

Villeneuve-sur-Lot is twinned with:
- Ávila, Castile and León, Spain
- Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
- Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany
- San Donà di Piave, Veneto, Italy
- Troon, Scotland

## Related pages

- Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

## Other websites

- Ville de Villeneuve-sur-Lot - Official site
- Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne
- Prefecture official website
- Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- **commune status**: Subprefectures in France, Subprefecture and Communes of France, commune
- **image coat of arms**: Blason ville fr Villeneuve-sur-Lot (Lot-et-Garonne).svg
- **image**: Villeneuveslot.jpg
- **caption**: Bridge over the Lot (river), Lot river
- **arrondissement**: Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- **canton**: Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1
Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2
- **intercommunality**: Grand Villeneuvois
- **mayor**: Patrick Cassany
- **term**: 2014–2020
- **elevation m**: 126
- **elevation min m**: 42
- **elevation max m**: 209
- **area km2**: 81.32
- **population demonym**: Villeneuvois
- **population**: 23263
- **population date**: 2014
- **insee**: 47323
- **postal code**: 47300
- **website**: [http://www.ville-villeneuve-sur-lot.fr/ www.ville-villeneuve-sur-lot.fr]