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Castelculier (;
Languedocien Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian, or Lengadocian () is an Occitan language, Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Lang ...
: ''Castelculhèr'') is a commune in the
Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.department in south-western
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.


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 The Séoune (; ) is a long river in the Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne '' départements'', southwestern France. Its source is at Sauzet. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Garonne into which it flows between La ...
forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.


Population


Administration

List of
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since
1791 Events January–March * January 1 – Austrian composer Joseph Haydn arrives in England, to perform a series of concerts. * January 2 – Northwest Indian War: Big Bottom Massacre – The war begins in the Ohio Count ...
: 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


Personalities

* Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans * Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Damaze de Chaudordy, French diplomat


See also

*
Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):


References

Communes of Lot-et-Garonne {{LotGaronne-geo-stub