Lot (; [ɔl]) is a department in the Occitanie region of France. Named after the river Lot, it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 176,473 in 2023.

{| class=wikitable

! Commune

! Population (2023)

|-

| Cahors

| style="text-align: center;" | 20,050

|-

| Figeac

| style="text-align: center;" | 9,793

|-

| Gourdon

| style="text-align: center;" | 4,206

|-

| Pradines

| style="text-align: center;" | 3,617

|-

| Gramat

| style="text-align: center;" | 3,512

|-

| Saint-Céré

| style="text-align: center;" | 3,429

|-

| Souillac

| style="text-align: center;" | 3,192

|}

Demographics

The inhabitants of Lot are called ' and in French. Population development since 1801:

Politics

Departmental Council of Lot

The Departmental Council of Lot has 34 seats. Since the 2015 departmental elections, 30 are controlled by the Socialist Party (PS) and its allies; four are controlled by the miscellaneous right. Since 2014, the President of the Departmental Council has been Serge Rigal, currently a member of La République En Marche! (REM).

Members of the National Assembly

Lot elected the following members of the National Assembly during the 2024 legislative election:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member!!Party

|-

|style="background-color: " |

| Lot's 1st constituency

| Aurélien Pradié

| Miscellaneous right

|-

|style="background-color: " |

| Lot's 2nd constituency

| Christophe Proença

| PS

|}

Senators

Lot is represented in the Senate by Angèle Préville (since 2017) and Jean-Claude Requier (since 2011).

Tourism

<gallery>

File:Cahors - place François-Mitterrand -313.jpg|Cahors

File:Bave River in Saint-Cere 03.jpg|Saint-Céré

File:The high located church of St.-Cirque-Lapopie and deep down the Lot river at 8 September 2015 - panoramio.jpg|Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

File:Buildings in Gourdon.jpg|Gourdon

File:LesCierges.JPG|Grottes de Presque

File:Lot Plage aux ptérosaures 7 traces Dimitri.jpg|Fossil pterosaur footprints, Pterosaur Beach.

</gallery>

See also

  • Cantons of the Lot department
  • Communes of the Lot department

References

  • Prefecture website
  • Departmental Council website
  • hiking the Tour du Lot
  • CazalRando groupe de randonnée pédestre website