Arrondissements of the Lot department
44°36′30″N 1°40′13″E / 44.608398°N 1.670364°E
The 3 arrondissements of the Lot department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Cahors, (prefecture of the Lot department: Cahors) with 98 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 71,865 in 2015.
- Arrondissement of Figeac, (subprefecture: Figeac) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,468 in 2015.
- Arrondissement of Gourdon, (subprefecture: Gourdon) with 97 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 47,067 in 2015.
History
[edit]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.[4] All of the remaining arrondissements have never disbanded.
The borders of the arrondissements of Lot were modified in January 2017:[5]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Cahors (461)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Gourdon (463)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ Historique du Lot
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 72–74. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
