Lot (département)

Lot
Details
Information
Number	46
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture	Cahors
Subprefecture	Figeac Gourdon
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 90th 160,197 31 /km²
Area	5,217 km²
Arrondissementss	3
Cantons	31
Communes	340
President of the general council	XX
Location

Lot is a French département in the southwest of France. It is named after the Lot River.

History

The département was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, in application of the law of December 22, 1789, from part of the province of Languedoc. Some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it in 1808 to form the département of Tarn-et-Garonne. It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of Montauban, but about one-fourth of this territory was taken in 1808 to form the département of Tarn-et-Garonne.

 French départements