Villefort | |
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![]() Dam and lake of Villefort | |
Coordinates: 44°26′25″N 3°55′58″E / 44.4403°N 3.9328°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Mende |
Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez |
Intercommunality | CC Mont Lozère |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Jean-Claude Bajac-Leyantou [1] |
Area 1 | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 594 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
48198 /48800 |
Elevation | 509–960 m (1,670–3,150 ft) (avg. 605 m or 1,985 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villefort (French pronunciation: [vilfɔʁ] ; Occitan: Vilafòrt) 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.