Ruffiac, Lot-et-Garonne explained

Ruffiac
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Marmande
Canton:Les Forêts de Gascogne
Insee:47227
Postal Code:47700
Mayor:Didier Le Jallé[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne
Coordinates:44.3653°N 0.0317°W
Elevation M:54
Area Km2:12.84

Ruffiac (in French pronounced as /ʁyfjak/; Occitan (post 1500);: Rufiac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

History

The population of Volgelsheim (Haut-Rhin) was moved to the town and the neighboring Antagnac September 1939 to June 1940, a width of 10 km from the Rhine area were evacuated to make room for French armies. There is a street named Volgelsheim Street in Ruffiac.

In January 1973, Ruffiac was merged with the neighbor Antagnac. In March 2001, the two communes were separated again.[2]

Demography

In 2017, the town had 173 inhabitants.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/communes/COM47227-ruffiac Commune de Ruffiac (47227)