Lalbenque
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Marches du Sud-Quercy | |
| Community association | Pays de Lalbenque-Limogne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 20 ′ N , 1 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 197-332 m | |
| surface | 52.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,684 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46230 | |
| INSEE code | 46148 | |
 Traditional stone hut made of dry masonry |
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Lalbenque is a French commune with 1,684 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cahors and the canton of Marches du Sud-Quercy .
geography
The municipality is located around 15 kilometers southeast of Cahors , in the southwest corner of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities to Lalbenque are:
- Laburgade in the north,
- Cremps and Escamps in the northeast,
- Vaylats and Belmont-Sainte-Foi in the east,
- Labastide-de-Penne in the southeast (already in the Tarn-et-Garonne department ),
- Belfort-du-Quercy in the south,
- Montdoumerc in the southwest,
- Fontanes to the west and
- Cieurac in the northwest.
Lalbenque is located at the junction of the limestone - plateau Causse de Limogne , in the countryside Quercy blanc , which are further south to the Garonne extends -Tal. While karst landscape and dry streams still predominate in the northwestern municipal area , the southern municipal area is already used intensively for agriculture. The Lemboulas River runs along the southern border .
Transport links
The place is away from major traffic connections and is accessed from the D19 département road. The A20 motorway runs just outside the western municipal boundary , as does the railway line from Montauban to Cahors , which operates the Lalbenque-Fontanes stop near the hamlet of Conquefaunes . The Aerodrome de Cahors-Lalbenque Airport also bears the name of the municipality, although it is not located in the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 861 | 854 | 787 | 878 | 1067 | 1331 | 1684 |
economy
Truffle growing is a particular specialty in the municipality . The Truffes noires de Lalbenque are a registered trademark.
Attractions
- Church Saint-Quirin from the 15th century monument historique
- Former Cloup d'Aural phosphate mine
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Quirin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)