What you need to know about the Lot department
We present to you here a department that is part of the Occitanie region. It is actually the Lot, also called department 46 by INSEE. Moreover, its location is such that it is in the southwestern part of France.
Its prefecture is called Cahors, also note that the sub-prefectures of the Lot department are Figeac and Gourdon. In total, the territorial area of the Lot is 5,217 km2 and its current population is 174,094 inhabitants.
This makes the Lot department the 92nd most populated department, furthermore, the population density per km2 is 33 inhabitants/km2. Administratively, the Lot department is divided into 3 arrondissements, 17 cantons, and 313 communes.
Cahors, the prefecture, is especially remarkable for the existence of an ancient attraction in the town: a cathedral dating from the medieval period. But this department is also known for being the main territory for the production of Cahors wine.
Which departments border the Lot department?
Indeed, since it is truly part of the Occitanie region, the Lot department borders the departments of Corrèze, the Aveyron department, the Cantal department, the Dordogne department, the Lot-et-Garonne department, and the Tarn-et-Garonne department.
What is the climate like in the Lot department?
The climate of the Lot, department 46, is very characteristic of highland regions. Moreover, this department has an altitude of 263 m above sea level, which generates an oceanic type climate that results in hot summers and mild winters. This could also bring a lot of rain.
On average, precipitation is consistent throughout the year in the Lot, with 856 mm of annual rainfall. And know that May is the rainiest month with a total of 88.9 mm of precipitation. Conversely, the driest month will be February, during which precipitation barely reaches 55 mm.
On average throughout the year, there are 168 rainy days and the month with the longest precipitation is January and the month with the least precipitation is July.
As for temperatures, on average, they hover around 12 °C during the year. However, the warmest month, July, the temperature reaches 20.9 °C. The coldest month, that is January, on the other hand, temperatures reach 5 °C.
What are the best towns to visit in the 46th department of France?
We present to you here the top 10 rankings of the most beautiful places and towns to visit in the 46th department.
- Albas
- Autoire
- Bretenoux
- Cabrerets
- Cahors
- Cajarc
- Capdenac
- Cardaillac
- Carennac
- Castelnau-Montratier
What are the most important communes in the Lot department
To make this ranking, we referred to the area of each of the communes in the Lot department:
- Castelnau Montratier-Sainte Alauzie
- Sousceyrac en Quercy
- lalbenque
- Gourdon
- Gignac
- Cahors
- grammate
- Rocamadour
- Cabrerets
- Dégagnac
For this second ranking of the municipalities of Lot, we based ourselves on the population density per km2.
- Cahors
- Gourdon
- Saint-Céré
- Pradines
- Puy-l’Évêque
- Biars-sur-Cère
- Bagnac-sur-Célé
- Lalbenque
- Bretenoux
- Lacapelle-Marival
