Villandraut
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  Villandraut | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Villandraut | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′30″N 0°22′16″W / 44.4583°N 0.3711°WCoordinates: 44°27′30″N 0°22′16″W / 44.4583°N 0.3711°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Villandraut |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Villandraut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dominique Payrois |
| Area1 | 12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 935 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33547 / 33730 |
| Elevation |
20–54 m (66–177 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 892 | — |
| 1968 | 940 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 887 | −5.6% |
| 1982 | 914 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 777 | −15.0% |
| 1999 | 815 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 935 | +14.7% |
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