Lot-et-Garonne

**Lot-et-Garonne** () is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.

## History

Lot-et-Garonne was formed during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with parts of the old provinces of Guyenne and Gascony. It was divided into nine districts: Agen, Nérac, Marmande, Tonneins, Villeneuve, Lauzun, Monflanquin, Casteljaloux and Valence.

Agen and Aiguillon were alternatively the capital of the department but in 1791 it was decided that only Agen would be the capital.

Several of the original southeastern cantons in the arrondissements of Agen and Villeneuve-sur-Lot were separated from it in 1808 to become a part of the newly created department of Tarn-et-Garonne.

## Geography

Lot-et-Garonne is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France, with an area of .

The departement is surrounded by two regions and six departments:
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
    - Dordogne to the north;
    - Landes to the southwest
    - Gironde to the west.
- Occitanie region
    - Lot to the northeast;
    - Tarn-et-Garonne to the east:
    - Gers to the south.

The main rivers in the Lot-et-Garonne are the Garonne river that flows through the south central part of the department, and the Lot river that flows through the northern regions of the department before joining, as a right tributary, the Garonne near the Aiguillon _commune_.

Other river is the Baïse, a left tributary of the Garonne.

In the west of the department, mainly in the arrondissement of Nérac, there is a forest of maritime pine like in the Landes department.

### Climate

The climate of Estillac, where is the Agen La Garenne Airport, is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification **Cfb**), with mild winters and warm summers.

The average temperature for the year in Estillac 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 .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Estillac is . The month with the most precipitation on average is December with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is April with an average of .

## Administration

The department is managed by the _Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne_ in Agen. Lot-et-Garonne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

### Administrative divisions

There are 4 _arrondissements_ (districts), 21 _cantons_ and 319 _communes_ (municipalities) in Lot-et-Garonne.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width=70px |Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|471|Agen|Agen|120,235|1,013.3||71|
|472|Marmande|Marmande|83,245|1,387.7||98|
|473|Villeneuve-sur-Lot|Villeneuve-sur-Lot|90,527|1,559.7||92|
|474|Nérac|Nérac|39,227|1,400.3||58|

The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Lot-et-Garonne department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Agen-1 <small>(4701)</small>
1. Agen-2 <small>(4702)</small>
1. Agen-3 <small>(4703)</small>
1. Agen-4 <small>(4704)</small>
1. L'Albret <small>(4705)</small>
1. Le Confluent <small>(4706)</small>
1. Les Coteaux de Guyenne <small>(4707)</small>
1. Les Forêts de Gascogne <small>(4708)</small>
1. Le Fumélois <small>(4709)</small>
1. Le Haut Agenais Périgord <small>(4710)</small>
1. Lavardac <small>(4711)</small>
1. Le Livradais <small>(4712)</small>
1. Marmande-1 <small>(4713)</small>
1. Marmande-2 <small>(4714)</small>
1. L'Ouest agenais <small>(4715)</small>
1. Le Pays de Serres <small>(4716)</small>
1. Le Sud-Est agenais <small>(4717)</small>
1. Tonneins <small>(4718)</small>
1. Le Val du Dropt <small>(4719)</small>
1. Villeneuve-sur-Lot-1 <small>(4720)</small>
1. Villeneuve-sur-Lot-2 <small>(4721)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Lot-et-Garonne are known, in French, as _Lot-et-Garonnais_ (women: _Lot-et-Garonnaises_).

The department of Lot-et-Garonne has a population, in 2014, of 333,234, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Agen, with 120,235 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other three, Marmande, Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Nérac, have respectively 83,245, 90,527 and 39,227 inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Lot-et-Garonne**

The 10 main cities in the department are:

|City|Population <small>(2014)</small>|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Agen|34,126|Agen|
|Villeneuve-sur-Lot|23,263|Villeneuve-sur-Lot|
|Marmande|17,748|Marmande|
|Le Passage|9,546|Agen|
|Tonneins|8,973|Marmande|
|Nérac|7,085|Nérac|
|Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot|6,190|Villeneuve-sur-Lot|
|Bon-Encontre|6,166|Agen|
|Boé|5,552|Agen|
|Foulayronnes|5,262|Agen|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Lot-et-Garonne department
- Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

## Other websites

- Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne
- Prefecture official website
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Lot-et-Garonne
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: FR-47-Agen05.JPG
- **image alt**: Prefecture building of the Lot-et-Garonne department, in Agen
- **image caption**: Prefecture building of the Lot-et-Garonne department, in Agen
- **image flag**: Drapeau fr département Lot-et-Garonne.svg
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Lot-et-Garonne2.svg
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Lot-et-Garonne-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Lot-et-Garonne in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 March 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Agen
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Marmande
- **p2**: Nérac
- **p3**: Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Pierre Camani
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 5360.9
- **population total**: 333234
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Lot-et-Garonnais
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 4
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons of France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 21
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 319
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-47
- **website**: [http://www.lotetgaronne.fr/ www.lotetgaronne.fr]