Villefort |
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Dam and lake of Villefort | |
Villefort
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Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Mende |
Canton | Villefort |
Intercommunality | Villefort |
Mayor | Jean-Luc Jean (2001–2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 509–960 m (1,670–3,150 ft) (avg. 605 m/1,985 ft) |
Land area1 | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
Population2 | 639 (2005) |
- Density | 87 /km2 (230 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 48198/ 48800 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Villefort is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
Villefort was the birthplace of Odilon Barrot (1791–1873), politician and Prime Minister of France.