Luzech

Luzech
A general view of Luzech
Coat of arms
Luzech
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Luzech
Coordinates: 44°28′45″N 1°17′16″E / 44.4792°N 1.2878°ECoordinates: 44°28′45″N 1°17′16″E / 44.4792°N 1.2878°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Luzech (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Baldy
Area^1	22.13 km^2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	1,647
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	46182 / 46140
Elevation	84–323 m (276–1,060 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft)
^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.

Luzech is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

It is situated on the Lot River; a dam, the Barrage de Luzech was constructed in the late 1940s.^[1]

A relatively small village of about 1650 inhabitants, it is situated in the heart of the Cahors wine making region.

Luzech offers a number of sporting and social activities such as orienteering, fishing and kayaking.

Trivia

The main road in the village (Place du Canal) was formerly a canal which connected to the Lot river on either side.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

^[2]==References==

1. "Barrage de Luzech", fr.structurae.de (in French) (Nicholas Janberg's Structurae)
2. Luzech au xxé siècle. Nouvelle édition revue et corrigée, Mai 1998. Association << Luzech au xxé siècle >>

External links

• "Ville de Luzech", www.ville-luzech.fr (in French and English)