Porte-du-Quercy (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt dy kɛʁsi], literally Gate of the Quercy; Occitan: Pòrta de Carcin) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Le Boulvé (the seat), Fargues, Saint-Matré and Saux.[3]
Porte-du-Quercy | |
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 A general view of Le Boulvé | |
Location of Porte-du-Quercy  | |
  Porte-du-Quercy  Porte-du-Quercy | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′15″N 1°08′54″E / 44.4208°N 1.1483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Puy-l'Évêque |
| Intercommunality | Quercy Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Bessières[1] |
Area 1 | 49.02 km2 (18.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 547 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46033 /46800 |
| Elevation | 108–292 m (354–958 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
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