Lot-et-Garonne
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| Lot-et-Garonne | |
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| The Lot-et-Garonne coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 47 |
| Région: | Aquitaine |
| Préfecture: | Agen |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Marmande Nérac Villeneuve-sur-Lot |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 40 |
| Communes: | 319 |
| Conseiller Général: | Michel Diefenbacher |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 72nd |
| -1999 | 305,380 |
| Population density: | 57/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5361 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.
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[edit] History
Lot-et-Garonne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne. Some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it in 1808 to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
[edit] Geography
Lot-et-Garonne is part of the current region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Gers, Landes, Gironde, and Dordogne.
[edit] Economy
Food-processing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are all major industries of the department.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Lot-et-Garonnais.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Lot-et-Garonne département
- Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne département
- Arrondissements of the Lot-et-Garonne département
[edit] External links
- Prefecture website (in French
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry website (in French)
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