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Arrondissements of the Lot department

Coordinates: 44°36′30″N 1°40′13″E / 44.608398°N 1.670364°E / 44.608398; 1.670364
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44°36′30″N 1°40′13″E / 44.608398°N 1.670364°E / 44.608398; 1.670364

Map of arrondissements of the Lot department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Lot department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Cahors, (prefecture of the Lot department: Cahors) with 98 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,707 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Figeac, (subprefecture: Figeac) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,750 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Gourdon, (subprefecture: Gourdon) with 97 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 46,485 in 2021.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Cahors, Figeac, Gourdon and Montauban were established. The arrondissement of Montauban was ceded to the new department Tarn-et-Garonne in 1808.[2] All of the remaining arrondissements have never disbanded.

The borders of the arrondissements of Lot were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • two communes from the arrondissement of Cahors to the arrondissement of Figeac
  • 18 communes from the arrondissement of Cahors to the arrondissement of Gourdon

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 46 Lot" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique du Lot
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 72–74. Retrieved 2019-10-22.