Villefranche-de-Lonchat

Villefranche-de-Lonchat
Commune
The chapel in Villefranche-de-Lonchat
Coat of arms
Location of Villefranche-de-Lonchat
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Coordinates: 44°56′57″N 0°03′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Pays de Montaigne et Gurson
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Taverson[1]
Area ^1	14.98 km^2 (5.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	958
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24584 /24610
Elevation	27–105 m (89–344 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villefranche-de-Lonchat (French pronunciation: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ də lɔ̃ʃa]; Occitan: Vilafrancha de Lopchac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	814	—
1968	814	+0.0%
1975	740	−9.1%
1982	801	+8.2%
1990	735	−8.2%
1999	787	+7.1%
2008	895	+13.7%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.