Castelculier

Castelculier
Commune

Coat of arms
Castelculier
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Castelculier
Coordinates: 44°10′32″N 0°41′37″E / 44.1756°N 0.6936°E / 44.1756; 0.6936Coordinates: 44°10′32″N 0°41′37″E / 44.1756°N 0.6936°E / 44.1756; 0.6936
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Agen
Canton Le Sud-Est agenais
Intercommunality CA Agen
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Olivier Grima
Area1 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,697
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 47051 /47240
Elevation 49–177 m (161–581 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Castelculier is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

History

The name of the village comes from the medieval fortress known as Chasteau Cullier. This castle was destroyed by the duke of Épernon in 1633 by order of Louis XIII, king of France.

Geography

The Séoune forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.

Administration

List of mayors since 1791 :

    • 1791
      • Hybre
    • 1801-1802
      • Farrouilh
    • 1803
      • Hybres
    • 1804
      • Pradié
    • 1805-1807
      • Hybres
    • 1807-1810
      • N. A. Denis
    • 1810-1822
      • V. Besse
    • 1822-1840
      • Laroche
    • 1841-1851
      • Boudon de Saint-Amans
    • 1852-1859
      • Roche
    • 1860-1870
      • Leglise
    • 1871
      • Tourrette
    • 1872-1878
      • Leglise
    • 1879-1882
      • Dumas
    • 1882-1885
      • Pontou
    • 1885-1897
      • Maleze
    • 1897-1913
      • Pontou
    • 1913-1926
      • Marguerite
    • 1926-1936
      • Silvestre
    • 1936-1939
      • Asté
    • 1940-1944
      • R. Asté
    • 1945-1946
      • H. Pinède
    • 1947-1965
      • René Salon
    • 1966-1983
      • Louis Asté
    • 1983-2014
      • Marc Boueilh
    • 2014-2020
      • Olivier Grima

The town hall is located in the village of Grandfonds.

Lordship of Castelculier

List of the lords of Castelculier

Main sights

  • Church of Saint-Amans [1]

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Église de Saint-Amans" [Church of Saint-Amans]. visites.aquitaine.fr (in French). Aquitaine region. Retrieved 2018-01-18.


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