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Villeneuve-sur-Lot
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department, in the southwestern part of France. The commune was formerly named as Villeneuve-d'Agen. Villeneuve was founded in 1254 by Alphonse, count of Poitiers, brother of Louis IX, on the site of the town of Gajac, which had been deserted during the Albigensian Crusade. The total population of the town as of 1906 was 6978.
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is located 22 meters North by East of Agen. The town is divided into two unequal portions by the Lot River, which here runs between high banks. Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an important agricultural centre and has a very large trade in plums and in the produce of the market gardens which surround it, as well as in cattle, horses and wine. Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. Lot-et-Garonne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the part of the provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne. Some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it in 1808 to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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