Fumel

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.

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Rue de Fumel
Rue de Fumel
Coat of arms of Fumel
Location of Fumel
Fumel is located in France
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Fumel is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Coordinates: 44°29′49″N 0°58′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonLe Fumélois
IntercommunalityFumel Vallée du Lot
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Louis Costes[1]
Area
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22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
4,709
  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.

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