Lot (department)

Lot
Department

Prefecture building of the Lot department, in Cahors

Coat of arms

Location of Lot in France
Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E / 44.583°N 1.583°E / 44.583; 1.583Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E / 44.583°N 1.583°E / 44.583; 1.583
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture Cahors
Subprefectures Figeac
Gourdon
Government
  President of the General Council Gérard Miquel
Area1
  Total 5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 173,758
  Rank 92nd
  Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Department number 46
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 17
Communes 326
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Lot (French pronunciation: [lɔt]; Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.

History

Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Languedoc. In 1808 some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of Montauban.

Geography

Lot is part of the region of Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées and is surrounded by the departments of Corrèze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, and Dordogne.

Communes in Lot

For a full list, see Communes of the Lot department. Settlements in the Lot include:

Tourism

See also

Lot in popular culture

External links

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