Auvillar | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:44°04′13″N0°54′02″E / 44.0703°N 0.9006°E /44.0703; 0.9006 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin |
| Canton | Garonne-Lomagne-Brulhois |
| Intercommunality | CC Deux Rives |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Olivier Renaud[1] |
Area 1 | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 909 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82008 /82340 |
| Elevation | 52–166 m (171–545 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auvillar (French pronunciation:[ovilaʁ];Occitan:Autvilar) is acommune in the department ofTarn-et-Garonne and theOccitanie region, situated at the edge of the Lomagne region on the banks of theGaronne river. Since 1994, Auvillar has been a member ofLes Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association with its harbor area and outstanding monuments like the circular hall, the clock tower and the Church of St. Peter. Auvillar is a stop for tourists and pilgrims on theSantiago de Compostela pilgrimage route.
Its inhabitants are calledAuvillarais, Auvillaraises.
The village is located on the AuvillarGaronne, between the cities ofAgen andMontauban. It is situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking the river. The view stretches from the gates of theAquitaine to the coast ofQuercy. After the long plain, asuspension bridge crosses the Garonne betweenEspalais and Auvillar port.
First known as a cityGallo-Romane (Alta Villa) Auvillar was anoppidum set on a rocky outcrop. It suffered many invasions, especially ofNormans until the eleventh century. In the twelfth century, the city became the capital and property of theCount of Armagnac. Becoming in the sixteenth century part of thekings of Navarre. Auvillar became attached to the crown ofFrance after the crowning ofHenri IV in 1589. Itsfortress subjected the city to many conflicts in the region, from theCrusade against the Albigensians, theHundred Years' War, thewars of religion and theCatholic League. In the seventeenth to the nineteenth century Auvillar owed its prosperity to two industries,pottery (the plant was located at a place called Lance), and the preparation ofpens ofgoose feathers used incalligraphy. At the beginning of the nineteenth century,boatman traffic reached 3000 boats per year.
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