Gignac, Lot
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A general view of Gignac | |
Location of Gignac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°00′21″N 1°27′30″E / 45.0058°N 1.4583°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Souillac |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Solange Ourcival |
Area 1 | 40.66 km2 (15.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 691 |
| • Density | 17.0/km2 (44.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46118 /46600 |
| Elevation | 153–356 m (502–1,168 ft) (avg. 292 m or 958 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gignac (French pronunciation: [ʒiɲak]; Occitan: Ginhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Gignac-Cressensac station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors and Toulouse.
Gignac is a French commune located in the north of the Lot department in the Occitanie region. It is also in the causse of Martel, a natural region constituting the northernmost of the four causses of Quercy, between Limousin, valleys of the Tourmente and the Dordogne.
Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, no permanent watercourses are listed in the municipality. It is included in the Dordogne basin.
Gignac is a rural municipality with 683 inhabitants in 2022, after experiencing a population peak of 1,897 inhabitants in 1886. It is part of the area of attraction of Brive-la-Gaillarde. Its inhabitants are called Gignacois or Gignacoises.