Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the province of Quercy. 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.
Cahors is the prefecture of the department, lying in its southwestern part: a medieval cathedral town known internationally for its production of Cahors wine, it lies in a wide loop of the Lot River and is famous for its 14th-century bridge, the Pont Valentré. Figeac is a medieval town where Jean-François Champollion, the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics, was born, situated in the eastern part of Lot. Gourdon, a medieval hilltop town located in Lot's northwestern part, with a well preserved centre, comprises many prehistoric painted caves nearby, notably the Grottes de Cougnac.
Principal townsedit
The most populous commune is Cahors, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are seven communes with more than 3,000 inhabitants:[4]
^"Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
^"Évolution et structure de la population en 2016". INSEE.
^Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lot (department).
(in French) Prefecture website
(in French) Departmental Council website
(in English) hiking the Tour du Lot
(in French) CazalRando groupe de randonnée pédestre website
May 07, 2024
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For other uses see Lot Lot French pronunciation lɔt 3 Occitan Olt ɔl is a department in the Occitanie region of France Named after the Lot River it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 174 094 in 2019 4 Its prefecture is Cahors its subprefectures are Figeac and Gourdon Lot Olt Occitan Department of FranceFrom top down left to right Figeac Rocamadour Faycelles Lot River prefecture building in Cahors and LuzechFlagCoat of armsLocation of Lot in FranceCoordinates 44 35 N 01 35 E 44 583 N 1 583 E 44 583 1 583CountryFranceRegionOccitaniePrefectureCahorsSubprefecturesFigeacGourdonGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilSerge Rigal 1 Area1 Total5 217 km2 2 014 sq mi Population 2021 2 Total174 942 Rank93rd Density34 km2 87 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number46Arrondissements3Cantons17Communes313 1 French Land Register data which exclude estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Principal towns 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4 1 Departmental Council of Lot 4 2 Members of the National Assembly 4 3 Senators 5 Tourism 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editLot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 It was created from part of the province of Quercy 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 edit nbsp Lot River after which the department is named Lot is part of the region of Occitanie and is surrounded by the departments of Correze Cantal Aveyron Tarn et Garonne Lot et Garonne and Dordogne It is named after the river Lot which in its Occitan name is Olt Olt is also the name of a river in Romania Romanian Olt German Alt Latin Aluta or Alutus Turkish Oltu Ancient Greek Ἄlytos Alytos Cahors is the prefecture of the department lying in its southwestern part a medieval cathedral town known internationally for its production of Cahors wine it lies in a wide loop of the Lot River and is famous for its 14th century bridge the Pont Valentre Figeac is a medieval town where Jean Francois Champollion the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics was born situated in the eastern part of Lot Gourdon a medieval hilltop town located in Lot s northwestern part with a well preserved centre comprises many prehistoric painted caves nearby notably the Grottes de Cougnac Principal towns edit The most populous commune is Cahors the prefecture As of 2019 there are seven communes with more than 3 000 inhabitants 4 Commune Population 2019 Cahors 19 937 Figeac 9 802 Gourdon 3 981 Pradines 3 562 Gramat 3 469 Saint Cere 3 414 Souillac 3 201Demographics editThe inhabitants of Lot are called Lotois and Lotoises in French Population development since 1801 Historical populationYearPop p a 1801261 207 1806268 149 0 53 1821275 296 0 18 1831284 505 0 33 1841287 739 0 11 1851296 224 0 29 1861295 542 0 02 1872281 404 0 44 1881280 269 0 04 1891253 939 0 98 1901226 720 1 13 1911205 769 0 96 1921176 889 1 50 YearPop p a 1931166 637 0 60 1936162 572 0 49 1946154 897 0 48 1954147 754 0 59 1962149 929 0 18 1968151 198 0 14 1975150 778 0 04 1982154 533 0 35 1990155 816 0 10 1999160 197 0 31 2006169 533 0 81 2011174 754 0 61 2016173 347 0 16 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Sources 5 6 Politics editDepartmental Council of Lot edit The Departmental Council of Lot has 34 seats Since the 2015 departmental elections 30 are controlled by the Socialist Party PS and its allies four are controlled by the miscellaneous right Since 2014 the President of the Departmental Council has been Serge Rigal currently a member of La Republique En Marche REM Members of the National Assembly edit Lot elected the following members of the National Assembly during the 2017 legislative election Constituency Member 7 Party Lot s 1st constituency Aurelien Pradie The Republicans Lot s 2nd constituency Huguette Tiegna La Republique En Marche Senators edit Lot is represented in the Senate by Angele Preville since 2017 and Jean Claude Requier since 2011 Tourism edit nbsp Cahors nbsp Saint Cere nbsp Saint Cirq Lapopie nbsp Gourdon nbsp Grottes de PresqueSee also editCantons of the Lot department Communes of the Lot departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 lot Deutsch Ubersetzung Langenscheidt Franzosisch Deutsch Worterbuch in German and French Langenscheidt Retrieved 22 October 2018 a b Populations legales 2019 46 Lot INSEE Historique du Lot Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lot department in French Prefecture website in French Departmental Council website in English hiking the Tour du Lot in French CazalRando groupe de randonnee pedestre website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lot department amp oldid 1193057604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
