Lot (department)
Lot
Òlt (Occitan) | |
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From top down, left to right: Figeac, Rocamadour, Faycelles, Lot River, prefecture building in Cahors and Luzech | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lot in France | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E / 44.583°N 1.583°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Prefecture | Cahors |
| Subprefectures | Figeac Gourdon |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Serge Rigal |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 176,473 |
| • Rank | 93rd |
| • Density | 33.83/km2 (87.61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 46 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 313 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Lot (French pronunciation: [lɔt]; Occitan: Òlt [ɔl]) is a department in the Occitanie region of France. Named after the Lot River, it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 174,094 in 2019. Its prefecture is Cahors; its subprefectures are Figeac and Gourdon.