Fréchou (French pronunciation: [fʁeʃu]; Occitan: Lo Hrèisho) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The town is known for being the site of the pseudo-apparitions that led to the founding of the dissident Traditionalist Catholic schismatic sectarian group Fraternité Notre-Dame.[3]
Fréchou | |
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Coordinates: 44°05′09″N 0°19′18″E / 44.0858°N 0.3217°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Nérac |
Canton | L'Albret |
Intercommunality | Albret Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Apparitio[1] |
Area 1 | 11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 226 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47103 /47600 |
Elevation | 52–142 m (171–466 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Visitor tracking". Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
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