Villandraut | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Villandraut (Gironde).svg |
Arrondissement: | Langon |
Canton: | Le Sud-Gironde |
Insee: | 33547 |
Postal Code: | 33730 |
Mayor: | Patrick Breteau[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Sud Gironde |
Coordinates: | 44.4583°N -0.3711°W |
Elevation M: | 31 |
Elevation Min M: | 20 |
Elevation Max M: | 54 |
Area Km2: | 12.58 |
Villandraut (pronounced as /fr/; oc|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.