Astaffort

Astaffort
Église Sainte-Geneviève
Coat of arms
Location of Astaffort
Astaffort Astaffort
Coordinates: 44°03′54″N 0°39′08″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Agen
Canton	Le Sud-Est agenais
Intercommunality	Agglomération d'Agen
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Bonnet
Area 1	35.17 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,031
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47015 /47220
Elevation	52–215 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. 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 and INSEE (1968–2017)

Personalities

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

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department