Fumel

Fumel
Rue de Fumel
Rue de Fumel
Coat of arms of Fumel
Location of Fumel
Map
Fumel is located in France
Fumel
Fumel
Fumel is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fumel
Fumel
Coordinates: 44°29′49″N 0°58′05″E / 44.4969°N 0.9681°E / 44.4969; 0.9681
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonLe Fumélois
IntercommunalityFumel Vallée du Lot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Costes[1]
Area
1
22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,717
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fumélois, Fuméloises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47106 /47500
Elevation57–207 m (187–679 ft)
(avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
Websitesite officiel
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fumel (French pronunciation: [fymɛl]; Occitan: Fumèl) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Situated at the right bank of the river Lot, it is the centre of a small agglomeration (population 13,028 in 2017)[3] which consists of 7 communes, including Monsempron-Libos and Montayral.[4] In 1438, during the Hundred Years' War, it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando. It is twinned with Uttoxeter, United Kingdom.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,067—    
1975 6,937−0.26%
1982 6,582−0.75%
1990 5,882−1.40%
1999 5,423−0.90%
2007 5,230−0.45%
2012 5,172−0.22%
2017 4,834−1.34%
Source: INSEE[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Comparateur de territoire, Unité urbaine 2020 de Fumel (47302), INSEE
  4. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Fumel (47302), INSEE
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE