Villandraut | |
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The town hall in Villandraut | |
Coordinates: 44°27′30″N 0°22′16″W / 44.4583°N 0.3711°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Langon |
Canton | Le Sud-Gironde |
Intercommunality | Sud Gironde |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Breteau[1] |
Area 1 | 12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,131 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33547 /33730 |
Elevation | 20–54 m (66–177 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villandraut (French pronunciation: [vilɑ̃dʁo]; Occitan: Vilandraut) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Pope Clement V was born in Villandraut. He is known for moving the Curia from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.