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Villandraut
Location of Villandraut
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonVillandraut
IntercommunalityCanton de Villandraut
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dominique Payrois
Area
1
12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
935
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33547 /33730
Elevation20–54 m (66–177 ft)
(avg. 31 m or 102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villandraut is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Pope Clement V was born in Villandraut, he is known for moving the Curia from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962892—    
1968940+5.4%
1975887−5.6%
1982914+3.0%
1990777−15.0%
1999815+4.9%
2008935+14.7%

See also

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