Puy-l'Évêque
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| Coordinates: 44°30′20″N 1°08′20″E / 44.5056°N 1.1389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Puy-l'Évêque |
| Intercommunality | Vallée du Lot et Vignoble |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Guérin |
Area 1 | 26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 1,860 |
| • Density | 70.5/km2 (183/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46231 /46700 |
| Elevation | 80–284 m (262–932 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Puy-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [pɥi levɛk]; Languedocien: Puèg l’Avesque) is a commune of France situated in the Lot department, in the Occitanie region. The town is picturesquely situated at the neck of a long loop of the Lot river in Quercy on the D811 between Fumel and Cahors, it is at the center of the Cahors (AOC) wine region.