Lot
Details
Information
Number	46
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture	Cahors
Subprefecture	Figeac Gourdon
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	Ranked 90th 160,197 31 /km²
Area	5,217 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	31
Communes	340
President of the general council	XX
Location

Lot is a département 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-Pyrénées and is surrounded by tthe departments of Corrèze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, and Dordogne.

External links

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