Title: Gourdon, Lot Content: Gourdon  is a commune in southern France in the region of Occitanie. It is the sous-prefecture (capital) of the arrondissement and canton of the same name in the Lot department. The town is on a hill, like an acropolis; from here, it is possible to see for about the landscape of the surrounding region. ==Geography== Gourdon is the capital of the Bouriane (a sandy natural region of southwestern France) which is part of the Quercy and that goes up to the Dordogne river and that is next to the Périgord, which is a natural region and old province of France. The town is in the middle of the commune, above the right side of the Bléou, a stream tributary of the Céou river, which forms most of the commune's southern border. The commune has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  The commune is at of Cahors and is surrounded by the communes Payrignac, Anglars- Nozac, Le Vigan, Saint-Cirq-Souillaguet, Saint-Clair, Concorès, Dégagnac and Léobard. ===Climate=== The climate of Gourdon, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. The average amount of precipitation for the year in Gourdon is . The month with the most precipitation on average is May with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of . There are an average of 168.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in January with 17.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 10.0 days. The average temperature for the year in Gourdon is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of . ==Population== The inhabitants of Gourdon are known, in French, as Gourdonnais (women: Gourdonnaises). With a population of 4,297, Gourdon has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Gourdon Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:5500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2008 text:2008 bar:2013 text:2013 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 4803 bar:1975 from:0 till: 4728 bar:1982 from:0 till: 4899 bar:1990 from:0 till: 4851 bar:1999 from:0 till: 4882 bar:2008 from:0 till: 4603 bar:2013 from:0 till: 4316 bar:2014 from:0 till: 4297 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 4803 fontsize:S text: 4,803 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 4728 fontsize:S text: 4,728 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 4899 fontsize:S text: 4,899 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 4851 fontsize:S text: 4,851 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 4882 fontsize:S text: 4,882 shift:(-18,5) bar:2008 at: 4603 fontsize:S text: 4,603 shift:(-18,5) bar:2013 at: 4316 fontsize:S text: 4,316 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 4297 fontsize:S text: 4,297 shift:(-18,5) ==Sister cities== Gourdon is twinned with: * Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ==Gallery== File:Gourdon la mairie.jpg|Town Hall, Gourdon. File:St Pierre de Gourdon (Lot) Façace.jpg|Saint-Pierre church in Gourdon. Facade. File:St Pierre de Gourdon (Lot) Interieur Nef.jpg|Saint-Pierre church in Gourdon. Interior. File:Rue du Majou.jpg|Majou street, Gourdon. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Gourdon * Communes of the Lot department