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Puy-l'Évêque
Commune in Occitania, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puy-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [pɥi levɛk]; Languedocien: Puèg l’Avesque) is a commune of France situated in the Lot department, in the Occitanie region. The town is picturesquely situated at the neck of a long loop of the Lot river in Quercy on the D811 between Fumel and Cahors, it is at the center of the Cahors (AOC) wine region.
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Coordinates: 44°30′20″N 1°08′20″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Lot |
Arrondissement | Cahors |
Canton | Puy-l'Évêque |
Intercommunality | Vallée du Lot et Vignoble |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Guérin[1] |
Area 1 | 26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,900 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 46231 /46700 |
Elevation | 80–284 m (262–932 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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