Arrondissements of the Lot department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Lot department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs).  The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The arrondissements of the Lot department are:

 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(inh./km²)  Communes 461  Cahors  Cahors 76,216  2,179.3   129 462  Figeac  Figeac  54,060  1,550.3    116 463  Gourdon  Gourdon  43,372  1,486.9    81

History
Since its creation, the Lot department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the Lot department with six districts: Cahors, Martel, Gourdon, Figeac, Montauban, Lauzerte; the capital was Cahors
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Cahors, Figeac, Gourdon, Montauban
 1926 : the arrondissement of Montauban was transferred to the new department of Tarn-et-Garonne

References

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Category:Lists of arrondissements of France