Labastide-Murat
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The town hall in Labastide-Murat | |
  Labastide-Murat | |
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Labastide-Murat | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′53″N 1°34′06″E / 44.6481°N 1.5683°ECoordinates: 44°38′53″N 1°34′06″E / 44.6481°N 1.5683°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Causse et Vallées |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Lucien-Georges Foissac |
| Area1 | 27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 690 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46138 / 46240 |
| Elevation |
265–449 m (869–1,473 ft) (avg. 447 m or 1,467 ft) |
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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. | |
Labastide-Murat, formerly Labastide-Fortunière is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cœur-de-Causse.[1] It was renamed after Napoleon Bonaparte's brother in law and famed Marshal of France Joachim Murat, who was born there in 1767.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 30 October 2015
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