Lot department
Lot | |
---|---|
region | Occitania |
prefecture | Cahors |
Sub-prefecture (s) |
Figeac Gourdon |
Residents | 173,828 (Jan 1, 2017) |
Population density | 33 inhabitants per km² |
surface | 5,216.60 km² |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Community associations | 10 |
Cantons | 17th |
Communities | 313 |
President of the Department Council |
Serge Rigal ( PS ) |
ISO-3166-2 code | FR-46 |
Location of the Lot department in the Occitanie region |
The Lot [ lɔt ] department is the French department with serial number 46. It is located in the south of the country in the Occitanie region and was named after the Lot River, a tributary of the Garonne .
history
The Lot department was created on March 4, 1790 from parts of the old French province of Quercy (part of the Guyenne governorate ). In addition, areas further south (especially Montauban ) were added. In 1808, however, these were lost again when the Tarn-et-Garonne department was rebuilt.
It belonged to the Midi-Pyrénées region from 1960 to 2015 , which was added to the Occitania region in 2016 .
geography
The Lot department borders on the Corrèze , Cantal , Aveyron , Tarn-et-Garonne , Lot-et-Garonne and Dordogne departments . The Lot crosses the département from east to west with numerous meanders , the narrowest meander neck is around 200 m wide in the village of Luzech, which can be impressively observed from numerous vantage points.
In the north of the department, the Dordogne also cuts through the area. Between the two large rivers, in the eastern part of the department, are the Causses , limestone plateaus that are heavily influenced by karst processes .
coat of arms
Description : In red, a silver, black-jointed stone bridge with six arches over a blue corrugated shield base . On the bridge there are five silver, black-jointed, five-pinned towers, rising towards the middle of the bridge, with open arches, above each of which a golden lily hovers at the same distance.
Administrative division
Arrondissement | Cantons | Communities | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cahors | 8th | 98 | 72,618 | 1,860.96 | 39 | 461 |
Figeac | 7th | 118 | 54,604 | 1,593.32 | 34 | 462 |
Gourdon | 7th | 97 | 46,606 | 1,762.30 | 26th | 463 |
Lot department | 17th | 313 | 173,828 | 5,216.60 | 33 | 46 |
See also:
- List of communes in the Lot department
- List of cantons in the Lot department
- List of associations of municipalities in the Lot department
economy
Tourism is an essential branch of the economy .
The region's most valuable agricultural product is the truffle , which finds ideal conditions in the oak forests of the Causse.
Also the viticulture in the lower valley of the Lot now plays another important role. Centuries ago, the “black wine” from Cahors was famous among noblemen all over Europe, including the Russian tsars - not least because of its dark red to black color, which made it the darkest red wine on earth.
Attractions
Archaeological sites:
- Pech Merle cave in Cabrerets near Cahors with rock carvings from around 16-20,000 BC. And a museum on prehistory
Web links
- General Council of the Lot department (French)
- Prefecture of the Lot (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Des élus au service des Lotois. on lot.fr, accessed January 25, 2016.
Coordinates: 44 ° 34 ' N , 1 ° 35' E