Villefort, Lozère

Villefort
Commune
Dam and lake of Villefort

Coat of arms
Villefort
Location within Occitanie region
Villefort
Coordinates: 44°26′25″N 3°55′58″E / 44.4403°N 3.9328°E / 44.4403; 3.9328Coordinates: 44°26′25″N 3°55′58″E / 44.4403°N 3.9328°E / 44.4403; 3.9328
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Lozère
Arrondissement Mende
Canton Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez
Intercommunality Villefort
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Florence Lepetit
Area1 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 587
  Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 48198 /48800
Elevation 509–960 m (1,670–3,150 ft)
(avg. 605 m or 1,985 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.

Villefort is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

People

Villefort was the birthplace of Odilon Barrot (1791–1873), politician and Prime Minister of France.

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