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Lot (department)
Department of France in Occitanie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lot (French pronunciation: [lɔt];[3] 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 174,094 in 2019.[4] Its prefecture is Cahors; its subprefectures are Figeac and Gourdon.
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Lot
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From top down, left to right: Figeac, Rocamadour, Faycelles, Lot River, prefecture building in Cahors and Luzech | |
![]() Location of Lot in France | |
Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Prefecture | Cahors |
Subprefectures | Figeac Gourdon |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Serge Rigal[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 174,942 |
• Rank | 93rd |
• Density | 34/km2 (87/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 |
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