Lot (France)

Lot
Department
Prefecture building of the Lot department, in Cahors
Coat of arms
Location of Lot in France
Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E / 44.583°N 1.583°E / 44.583; 1.583Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E / 44.583°N 1.583°E / 44.583; 1.583
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Prefecture	Cahors
Subprefectures	Figeac Gourdon
Government
• President of the General Council	Gérard Miquel
Area
• Total	5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	173,758
• Rank	92nd
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Department number	46
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	17
Communes	322
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Lot (French pronunciation: ​[lɔt]; Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.

Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Quercy. In 1808 some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of Montauban.

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

For a full list, see Communes of the Lot department. Settlements in the Lot include:

Cahors

Pont Valentré

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Rocamadour

The Lot river