commune in Lot, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martel is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Martel | |
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The covered market in Martel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Martel  | |
  Martel  Martel | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′16″N 1°36′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Martel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Martel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Requier |
| Area 1 | 35.28 km2 (13.62 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 1,467 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46185 /46600 |
| Elevation | 92–336 m (302–1,102 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town has a distinctive sky-line with medieval towers. There is a museum containing items from Puy d'Issolud, a local Gallic archaeological site which has been identified as Uxellodunum, besieged by Julius Caesar in 51 BC.[1]
Henry the Young King died here in 1183.
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