Fréchou

Fréchou

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Fréchou

Coordinates: 44°05′09″N 0°19′18″E / 44.0858°N 0.3217°ECoordinates: 44°05′09″N 0°19′18″E / 44.0858°N 0.3217°E
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Nérac
Canton Canton of Nérac
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Coteaux de l'Albret
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Pierre Dagras
Area1 11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 249
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fréchou is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The town is known for being the site of the apparitions that led to the founding of the Traditionalist Catholic schismatic group Fraternite Notre Dame.[1]

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References

  1. http://www.fraternitenotredame.com/Pages/EN_Pages/EN_History/EN_History-01.html
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