Pradines (Lot)

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Pradines
Pradinas
Coat of arms of Pradines
Pradines (France)
Pradines
region Occitania
Department Lot
Arrondissement Cahors
Canton Cahors-1
Community association Grand Cahors
Coordinates 44 ° 29 ′  N , 1 ° 24 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 29 ′  N , 1 ° 24 ′  E
height 100-300 m
surface 16.49 km 2
Residents 3,467 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 210 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 46090
INSEE code
Website http://www.pradines.fr/

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Pradines ( Occitan Pradinas ) is a French commune in the department of Lot in the region Occitania . The municipality with 3467 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the Arrondissement of Cahors and the canton of Cahors-1 .

geography

Pradines lies on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central on several loops of the Lot River . The river loops are enforced by the western edge of the Cevennes . Pradines is surrounded by the neighboring communities Mercuès in the north, Cahors in the east, Trespoux-Rassiels in the south, Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt in the southwest and Douelle in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
602 703 1,206 2,307 2,941 3.125 3.131 3,556

Attractions

  • Saint-Martial church, built in the 11th and 12th centuries on the foundations of another church building
  • Saint Blaise church in the locality of Flottes
  • Saint-Sébastien church in the locality of Flaynac
  • Saint-Croix church in the locality of Labéraudie
Saint Blaise Church

Web links

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