Castelculier

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Castelculier

(2020–2026) Olivier Grima^[1]Area

14.95 km² (5.77 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,384 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

47051 /47240

Elevation49–177 m (161–581 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelculier (French pronunciation: [kastɛlkylje]; Languedocien: Castelculhèr) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

History

The name of the village comes from the medieval fortress known as Chasteau Cullier. This castle was destroyed by the duke of Épernon in 1633 by order of Louis XIII, king of France.

Geography

The Séoune forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	815	—
1975	1,005	+3.04%
1982	1,233	+2.96%
1990	1,597	+3.29%
1999	1,697	+0.68%
2007	2,194	+3.26%
2012	2,354	+1.42%
2017	2,375	+0.18%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Administration

List of mayors since 1791 :

1791
- Hybre
1801-1802
- Farrouilh
1803
- Hybres
1804
- Pradié
1805-1807
- Hybres
1807-1810
- N. A. Denis
1810-1822
- V. Besse
1822-1840
- Laroche
1841-1851
- Boudon de Saint-Amans
1852-1859
- Roche
1860-1870
- Leglise
1871
- Tourrette
1872-1878
- Leglise
1879-1882
- Dumas
1882-1885
- Pontou
1885-1897
- Maleze
1897-1913
- Pontou
1913-1926
- Marguerite
1926-1936
- Silvestre
1936-1939
- Asté
1940-1944
- R. Asté
1945-1946
- H. Pinède
1947-1965
- René Salon
1966-1983
- Louis Asté
1983-2014
- Marc Boueilh
2014-2026
- Olivier Grima

The town hall is located in the village of Grandfonds.

Lordship of Castelculier

List of the lords of Castelculier

1419
- Nompar of Caumont

Main sights

Church of Saint-Amans ^[4]

Personalities

Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans
Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Damaze de Chaudordy, French diplomat

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelculier.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Église de Saint-Amans" [Church of Saint-Amans]. visites.aquitaine.fr (in French). Aquitaine region. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.