Douelle

Douelle
Commune
A general view of Douelle
Douelle
Location within Occitanie region  Douelle
Coordinates: 44°28′12″N 1°21′38″E / 44.47°N 1.3606°E / 44.47; 1.3606Coordinates: 44°28′12″N 1°21′38″E / 44.47°N 1.3606°E / 44.47; 1.3606
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Luzech
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bénédicte Lanes
Area1	8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	738
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	46088 /46140
Elevation	100–310 m (330–1,020 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Douelle is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

It is a port on the left bank of the Lot River.

The village's history has been closely linked with the transport of local wine, as well as the manufacture of barrels. (The wooden stave of a barrel is named a Douelle).