Lacave, Lot

Lacave is a commune of France, situated in the North-West of the Lot department, within the Occitanie region.

Lacave
Commune
The chateau in Lacave
Location of Lacave
Lacave
Lacave
Coordinates: 44°50′43″N 1°33′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonSouillac
IntercommunalityCommunity of the Communes of the Pays de Souillac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Lestrade
Area
1
21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
262
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46144 /46200
Elevation80–349 m (262–1,145 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Situated in the foothills of the "Causse de Gramat" at the confluence of the Dordogne and the Ouysse, 12 km from Souillac and 8 km from Rocamadour.

History

Inhabited since the time of the Solutrean and Magdalenian cultures of the Paleolithic era.

Administration
PeriodNameParty
March 2001 - 2014André LestradeGeneral Council

Population

At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".[2]

Historical population of Lacave, Lot
(Source: Armand Viré[3] avant 1962, puis INSEE[4])
Year1828188019101936196219681975198219901999
Population661750496395293302270249241293
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Le Lot chapter Souillac et Lacave p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ISBN 2-7455-0049-X
  3. Lacave à travers les âges - Armand Viré - ISBN 2-9508492-0-2
  4. Lacave on the INSEE website



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