Ruffiac, Lot-et-Garonne

Ruffiac (French pronunciation: [ʁyfjak]; Occitan: Rufiac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.^[3]

Ruffiac
Commune
The town hall in Ruffiac
Location of Ruffiac
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Coordinates: 44°21′55″N 0°01′54″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Marmande
Canton	Les Forêts de Gascogne
Intercommunality	CC Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Le Jallé[1]
Area 1	12.84 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	180
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47227 /47700
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^[3]

Demography

In 2017, the town had 173 inhabitants.

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Commune de Ruffiac (47227), INSEE