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.
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! Commune
! Population (2023)
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| 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:
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!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member!!Party
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| Lot's 1st constituency
| Aurélien Pradié
| Miscellaneous right
|-
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| 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
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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
External links
- Prefecture website
- Departmental Council website
- hiking the Tour du Lot
- CazalRando groupe de randonnée pédestre website
