Lot (department)




Department of France

Department in Occitanie, France








































































Lot
Department

Prefecture building of the Lot department in Cahors

Prefecture building of the Lot department in Cahors




Flag of Lot
Flag


Coat of arms of Lot
Coat of arms



Location of Lot in France
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 Occitanie
Prefecture Cahors
Subprefectures
Figeac
Gourdon
Government

 • President of the General Council
 Gérard Miquel
Area
1

 • Total 5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total 173,347
 • Rank 92nd
 • Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number 46
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 17
Communes 313

^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Lot (French pronunciation: ​[lɔt];[1]Occitan: Òlt [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 173,758 in 2013.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Communes in Lot


  • 4 Politics


    • 4.1 Current National Assembly Representatives




  • 5 Tourism


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Lot in popular culture


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





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 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


Lot is part of the region of Occitanie 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:




  • Cahors - The prefecture (capital) of the department, Cahors is 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 medieval bridge, the Pont Valentre.


  • Figeac - a medieval town where Champollion, the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics, was born. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.


  • Gourdon - a medieval hilltop town with a well preserved centre. There are many prehistoric painted caves nearby, notably the Grottes de Cougnac. Gourdon is also a sub-prefecture of the department.



Politics



Current National Assembly Representatives




















Constituency Member[2]
 Party


Lot's 1st constituency
Aurélien Pradié
The Republicans


Lot's 2nd constituency
Huguette Tiegna
La République En Marche!


Tourism






  • Cahors







  • Pont Valentré







  • Saint-Cirq-Lapopie







  • Rocamadour







  • The Lot river






See also



  • Cantons of the Lot department

  • Communes of the Lot department

  • Grottes de Presque



Lot in popular culture



  • French singer-songwriter Léo Ferré lived in the Lot for a while.


  • At Home in France, by Ann Barry; a humorous account of owning a vacation cottage in Lot



References





  1. ^ "lot - Deutsch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 22 October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/




External links








  • (in French) Prefecture website


  • (in French) General council website


  • (in English) hiking the Tour du Lot


  • (in French) CazalRando groupe de randonnée pédestre website











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