lot (dpartement)

Lot
Coat of Arms du Lot Details
Information
Number	46
Region	Midi-Pyrnes
Prefecture	Cahors
Subprefecture	Figeac Gourdon
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 90th 160,197 31 /km
Area	5,217 km
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	31
Communes	340
President of the general council	XX
Location
Location of du Lot in France

Lot is a dpartement in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.

History

Lot was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Languedoc. In 1808, some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of Montauban.

Geography

Lot is part of the region of Midi-Pyrnes and is surrounded by tthe departments of Corrze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, and Dordogne.

External links

Prefecture website (in French)
Conseil Gnral website (in French)
Map of the department (French and English)
lot-tourisme.com (in French)
Photographs of the Lot region (captions in English)

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