List: Communes of Lot

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•  Figeac

  Figeac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.

  

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•  Communes of the Lot department

  The following is a list of the 340 communes of the Lot département, in France.

  

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•  Cahors

  Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in south-western France. Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or peninsula. Today it is perhaps best known as the centre of the famous AOC 'black' wine known since the Middle Ages and exported via Bordeaux, long before that region had developed its own viticulture industry.

  

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•  Montcuq

  Montcuq is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Lying 25 km outside of Cahors, its residents are known as Montcuqois. The town remains vibrant and a popular tourist destination. It still has a rich agricultural industry, and is known for its manufacture of meringues and gaufres de Saint Daumes waffles. The town's name could derives from the Latin Mont Circus Vallium, Mont Cuneus or montem cuci, meaning "cuckoo mountain".

  

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•  Cajarc

  Cajarc is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a stopping place on the Via podensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the Lot River, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the surrounding limestone plains (le causse).

  

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•  Frayssinet-le-Gélat

  Frayssinet-le-Gélat is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

  

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•  Masclat

  Masclat is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It has an area of 10002 ha.

  

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•  Prayssac

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

  

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•  Rocamadour

  Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. Rocamadour has attracted visitors for its beautiful setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River Dordogne, and especially for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for centuries has attracted pilgrims from every country, among them kings, bishops, and nobles.

  

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•  Théminettes

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

  

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•  Gramat

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

  

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•  Béduer

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

  

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•  Assier

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

  

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•  Cabrerets

  Cabrerets is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The village of Cabrerets derives its name from cabre, meaning goat in the Occitan language.

  

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•  Douelle

  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).

  

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•  Cardaillac

  Cardaillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Figeac. The village is located on the edge of the Limargue—a rich agricultural region—and Ségala, a poor rye- and chestnut-producing region. It has a rich medieval history and has been officially listed as one of the "most beautiful French villages". A stronghold was built on a rocky promontory above Cardaillac from 1064 at the orders of Hugo, lord of Cardaillac.

  

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•  Larroque-Toirac

  Larroque-Toirac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Overlooked by a medieval castle, the village lies halfway between Figeac and Cajarc in the valley of the Lot River. The castle was built in the 12th century and improved over the following 300 years. It is now a popular tourist attraction.

  

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•  Saint-Sozy

  Saint-Sozy is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The town is known for its production of foie gras (Clos Saint Sozy), nuts, and tobacco. Its stadium is named after René de Lespinasse, the 19th century author and archivist.

  

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•  Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

  Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is in the regional park Les Causses du Quercy. The stronghold of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie was the main seat of one of the four viscountcies that made up Quercy, divided among four feudal dynasties, the Lapopie, Gourdon, Cardaillac and Castelnau families.

  

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•  Gourdon, Lot

  Gourdon is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The small town, Gourdon, close to Rocamadour, is situated in the south west region of France. Gourdon has a rich prehistoric past, and a high concentration of prehistoric sites. Gourdon is the capital of La Bouriane, part of the Quercy, which extends up to the Dordogne River and neighbours the Périgord.

  

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•  Lalbenque

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

  

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•  Livernon

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

  

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•  Payrac

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

  

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•  Carennac

  Carennac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Carennac belongs to the historical region of Quercy. A village lies in the fertile valley of the Dordogne River, nestled under the barren, parched plateau locally named 'le Causse'. Its most remarkable landmarks are a medieval priory, combining an eleventh century church and cloister, and a 16th century castle, in which famous author of The Adventures of Telemachus, François Fénelon, lived from 1681 to 1685.

  

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•  Goujounac

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

  

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