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
France
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Population
Sister city
Casteljaloux
sister cities
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Kunheim
Kunheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Haut-Rhin département
The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin.
The communes ...
, France (Since 1939/40)
Notable people
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Agrippa d'Aubigné
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (, 8 February 155229 April 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His Epic poetry, epic poem ''Les Tragiques'' (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. In a book about his Catholic contemp ...
(1552–1630), poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler
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Théophile de Viau
Théophile de Viau (159025 September 1626) was a French Baroque poet and dramatist.
Life
Born at Clairac, near Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne and raised as a Huguenot, Théophile de Viau participated in the Huguenot rebellions in Guyenne from 1615– ...
(1590–1626), author of Sonnet sur son exil dans les landes de Castel-Jaloux.
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José de Canterac
César José de Canterac Orlic y Donesan (July 29, 1786, Casteljaloux, Lot-et-Garone, France – January 18, 1835, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish general of French origin who fought in the Spanish American wars of independence. In 1816 he join ...
, (1786–1835), Spanish general
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Armand Matha
Louis Armand Matha (1861–1930) was a French anarchist involved in multiple Parisian newspapers, including over a decade as the manager of ''Le Libertaire''.
Life
Louis Armand Matha was born April 10, 1861, in Casteljaloux, France. His p ...
(1861–1930), anarchist
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Catherine Bouroche
Catherine Bouroche (21 May 1942 – 11 December 2015) was a French sculptor.
Biography
Catherine Bouroche was born in Casteljaloux, Lot-et-Garonne on May 21, 1942. She graduated from the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et ...
(1942–2015), sculptor
See also
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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):