Casseneuil

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Casseneuil
The church in Casseneuil
The church in Casseneuil
Coat of arms of Casseneuil
Location of Casseneuil
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Casseneuil is located in France
Casseneuil
Casseneuil
Casseneuil is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Casseneuil
Casseneuil
Coordinates: 44°26′37″N 0°37′20″E / 44.4436°N 0.6222°E / 44.4436; 0.6222
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonLe Livradais
IntercommunalityCA Grand Villeneuvois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Laure Grenier[1]
Area
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18.09 km2 (6.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,371
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47049 /47440
Elevation38–204 m (125–669 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Casseneuil (French pronunciation: [kasnœj]; Occitan: Cassanuèlh) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Sieges of 1209 and 1214 during the Albigensian Crusade

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In July 1214 Robert de Courçon, the papal legate, awarded the territories of Rodez, Albigeois, Quercy and Agenais in perpetuity to Simon IV de Montfort, who promptly set out with an army from Carcassonne to seize his new fief. Capturing the towns and destroying the castles of the existing lords, he burned the few heretics he found. All who opposed this assault, regardless of their religious beliefs, were his enemies. Many fled to the safety of Casseneuil, which had withstood the siege of 1209. However, in late August Casseneuil itself fell and he awarded Dominic de Guzmán and his preachers at Fanjeaux with the rents due from the town, though it is doubtful if they were able to collect them. His army then moved north to attack Périgord, even though it was not part of his papal grant.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,459—    
1975 2,642+1.03%
1982 2,684+0.23%
1990 2,465−1.06%
1999 2,296−0.79%
2007 2,377+0.43%
2012 2,334−0.36%
2017 2,386+0.44%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Taylor, Claire (2011), Heresy, Crusade and Inquisition in Medieval Quercy, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, p. 98, ISBN 9781903153383, retrieved 24 December 2017
  4. ^ Hinnebusch, William A. (1960), "Poverty in the Order of Preachers", The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 45, Catholic University of America Press, p. 439, JSTOR 25016596
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE