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

Nuzéjouls
Location of Nuzéjouls
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Nuzéjouls is located in France
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Nuzéjouls
Nuzéjouls is located in Occitanie
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Nuzéjouls
Coordinates: 44°32′23″N 1°22′50″E / 44.5397°N 1.3806°E / 44.5397; 1.3806
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementCahors
CantonCausse et Bouriane
IntercommunalityCA Grand Cahors
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Brigitte Dessertaine[1]
Area
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4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
354
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46211 /46150
Elevation149–309 m (489–1,014 ft)
(avg. 229 m or 751 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

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Nuzejouls is derived from the Latin nux, nucis and the gaulish for "clearing".[3]

Tourism

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During the 1990s, the village was a center of camel breeding, which attracted many tourists at a regional level.

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Information board in the village

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