Bourgougnague

Bourgougnague

The church in Bourgougnague
Bourgougnague

Coordinates: 44°37′03″N 0°25′02″E / 44.6175°N 0.4172°E / 44.6175; 0.4172Coordinates: 44°37′03″N 0°25′02″E / 44.6175°N 0.4172°E / 44.6175; 0.4172
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Marmande
Canton Lauzun
Intercommunality Pays de Lauzun
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marie Constantin
Area1 11.73 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 285
  Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 47035 / 47410
Elevation 53–131 m (174–430 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)

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.

Bourgougnague is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1800528    
1806524−0.8%
1821594+13.4%
1831628+5.7%
1836630+0.3%
1841569−9.7%
1846576+1.2%
1851587+1.9%
1856601+2.4%
1861564−6.2%
1866531−5.9%
1872511−3.8%
1876486−4.9%
1881492+1.2%
1886440−10.6%
1891405−8.0%
1896374−7.7%
1901355−5.1%
1906357+0.6%
1911337−5.6%
1921314−6.8%
1926348+10.8%
1931364+4.6%
1936364+0.0%
1946346−4.9%
1954344−0.6%
1962302−12.2%
1968239−20.9%
1975224−6.3%
1982254+13.4%
1990256+0.8%
1999233−9.0%
2006271+16.3%
2009285+5.2%

History

From the 4th century AD, barbarians swept into the Gallic Empire. In the 5th century, the Germanic peoples and Burgundians settled in the area. The town owes its name to these people: the pronunciation in Germanic gave "Burgundiaca" meaning "field of the Burgundians."

Sites and Monuments

Famous people

See also

References

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