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Lot

Details
Information
Number46
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture Cahors
Subprefecture Figeac
Gourdon
Population


 - Total ( 1999)
 - Density

Ranked 90th


160,197


31 /km²
Area5,217 km²
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 31
Communes 340
President of the
general council
Overview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there
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Location

Lot is a département in the southwest of FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. named after the Lot River .

1 History

Lot was on e of the original 83 departments created during the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo on March 4March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). There are 302 days remaining. Events Up to 1799 303 or 304 Martyrdom of saint Adrian of Nicomedia. 1152 Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans. 1461 King He, 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.. It was created from part of the province of LanguedocLanguedoc Lengadoc in Occitan) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrenees in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrenees. The question of the limits. Some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it in 1808 to form the department of Tarn-et-GaronneTarn-et-Garonne Details Information Number82 Region Midi-Pyrenees Prefecture Montauban Subprefecture Castelsarrasin Population Total 1999 Density Ranked 86th 206,034 55 /km² Area3,718 km² Arrondissements 2 Cantons 30 Communes 195 President of the general. It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of MontaubanMontauban Montalban in Occitan) is a town of southwestern France, prefecture (capital) of the departement of Tarn-et-Garonne, 31 miles north of Toulouse. The town, built mainly of a reddish brick, stands on the right bank of the Tarn River at its confluen.

2 Geography

Lot is part of the region of Midi-Pyrénées and is surrounded by tthe departments of Corrèze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, and Dordogne.





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