Fumel

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Louis Costes^[1]Area22.66 km² (8.75 sq mi)Population4,717 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Demonym(s)Fumélois, FuméloisesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation57–207 m (187–679 ft)
(avg. 107 m or 351 ft)Websitesite officiel¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fumel (French pronunciation: [fymɛl]; Occitan: Fumèl) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Situated at the right bank of the river Lot, it is the centre of a small agglomeration (population 13,028 in 2017)^[3] which consists of 7 communes, including Monsempron-Libos and Montayral.^[4] In 1438, during the Hundred Years' War, it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando. It is twinned with Uttoxeter, United Kingdom.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,067	—
1975	6,937	−0.26%
1982	6,582	−0.75%
1990	5,882	−1.40%
1999	5,423	−0.90%
2007	5,230	−0.45%
2012	5,172	−0.22%
2017	4,834	−1.34%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References