Lot (department)

Lot
Cahors - Préfecture du Lot
Prefecture building of the Lot department, in Cahors
Flag of Lot
Coat of arms
Location of Lot in France
Location of Lot in France
Coordinates: 44°33′32″N 01°34′35″E / 44.55889°N 1.57639°E / 44.55889; 1.57639
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureCahors
SubprefecturesFigeac, Gourdon
Government
 • PresidentSerge Rigal [1]
Area
 • Total5,216.5 km2 (2,014.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total173,648
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
DemonymLotois
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-46
Arrondissements3
Cantons17
Communes326
Websitehttp://www.lot.fr

Lot (Occitan: Òlt) is a French department in the Occitanie region of southern France named after the Lot river. Its prefecture and largest city is Cahors.

  1. "Le Département". Départment du Lot. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Département du Lot (46)". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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