LOT (DEPARTMENT)

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'Lot' (Occitan: ''Ã’lt'') is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.

Contents
History
Geography
Communes in Lot
See also
External links

History


Lot is 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-Pyrénées and is surrounded by the department of Corrèze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, and Dordogne.

Communes in Lot


For a full list, see Communes of the Lot department. Settlements in the Lot include:

Cahors - a large town known internationally for its production of Cahors wine

Frayssinet-le-Gélat - a small village close to Prayssac

Prayssac - a town of approximately 3,000 residents

See also



Cantons of the Lot department

Communes of the Lot department

Arrondissements of the Lot department

External links



Prefecture website

General council website

Map of the department

netrando.com Hiking in Lot

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