Astaffort

Place in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Astaffort

(2020–2026) Paul Bonnet^[1]Area

35.17 km² (13.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,031 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

47015 /47220

Elevation52–215 m (171–705 ft)
(avg. 59 m or 194 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Astaffort (French pronunciation: [astafɔʁ]; Occitan: Astahòrt) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.^[3] It is situated on the river Gers, about 15 km south of Agen. Astaffort has a mill and the church of Sainte-Geneviève.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,729	—
1821	2,631	−0.13%
1846	2,581	−0.08%
1872	2,511	−0.11%
1901	1,960	−0.85%
1926	1,707	−0.55%
1946	1,700	−0.02%
1962	1,792	+0.33%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,740	−0.49%
1975	1,802	+0.50%
1982	1,835	+0.26%
1990	1,828	−0.05%
1999	1,880	+0.31%
2007	2,002	+0.79%
2012	2,036	+0.34%
2017	2,050	+0.14%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[5]

Personalities

The popular singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel spent his childhood in Astaffort.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune d'Astaffort (47015), INSEE
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Astaffort, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE