Clermont-Dessous is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

History

Clermont-Dessous was once a stronghold in Agenais to which the village of Fortic was later attached. The place was besieged in vain in 1221 by Amaury de Monfort, and was taken by routiers in 1457. In the middle years of the nineteenth century, fairs were held on 7 March, 19 October and 13 December.

Administration

List of mayors since 1793: 1= 1793–1794 1795–1796 1796–1797 1798–1799 1799–1801 1801–1838 1838–1860 1860–1864 1864–1870 1870–1871 1871–1876 1876–1881 1881–1888 1888–1925 1925–1944 1944–1949 1949–1983 1983–2019 The town hall is located at Fourtic, a village crossed by the road from Bordeaux to Toulouse.

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