Monflanquin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃flɑ̃kɛ̃]; Languedocien: Montflanquin) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Demography
Notable people
- Louis Couffignal (1902–1966), mathematician and cybernetics pioneer
- Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800 - 1872), chess player
See also
- Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
References
External links
- Monflanquin bastide modèle - Georges Odo
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