Lot (Department, France)

Last modified: 2002-07-20 by ivan sache
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Administrative data

Code: 46
Region: Midi-Pyrénées
Traditional province: Guyenne-et-Gascogne
Bordering departments: Aveyron, Cantal, Corrèze, Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne

Area: 5,217 km²
Population (1995): 157,000 inhabitants

Préfecture: Cahors
Sous-préfectures: Figeac, Gourdon
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 31 cantons, 340 communes.

The department is named after the river Lot (480 km), tributary of Garonne.