Lendou-en-Quercy
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Luzech | |
| Community association | Quercy Blanc | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 127-308 m | |
| surface | 42.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 642 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46800 | |
| INSEE code | 46262 | |
Lendou-en-Quercy is a French commune with 642 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 Luzech .
geography
Lendou-en-Quercy is about 30 kilometers north of Montauban am Lendou . Lendou-en-Quercy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc in the north and north-west, Barguelonne-en-Quercy in the north and north-east, Cézac in the east and north-east, Castelnau Montratier-Sainte Alauzie in the east, Sauveterre in the south, Tréjouls in the south and southwest and Montlauzun in the west.
history
Lendou-en-Quercy was created as Commune nouvelle as part of a regional reform on January 1, 2018 through the merger of three former municipalities, which are now districts of Lendou-en-Quercy ( Communes déléguées ). The municipalities of Lascabanes , Saint-Cyprien Saint-Laurent-Lolmie were merged. The administrative headquarters are in Saint-Cyprien. Lascabanes is a stage on the Via Podiensis , a variant of the Camino de Santiago .
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lascabanes | 46158 | 16.58 | 202 |
| Saint-Cyprien (administrative headquarters) | 46262 | 15.07 | 259 |
| Saint-Laurent-Lolmie | 46274 | 10.81 | 181 |
Attractions
Lascabanes
- Saint-André church from the 15th century
Saint-Cyprien
- church
- Marcillac Castle from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, monument historique since 1977
Saint-Laurent-Lolmie
- Church from 1863
- Lolmie Castle
Personalities
- Étienne de Villaret (1854–1931), Infantry Division General
