Lacave, Lot
Lacave | |
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The chateau in Lacave | |
Location of Lacave | |
Lacave Lacave | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′43″N 1°33′32″E / 44.8453°N 1.5589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Souillac |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Chambon[1] |
Area 1 | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 271 |
| • Density | 12.8/km2 (33.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46144 /46200 |
| Elevation | 80–349 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. | |
Lacave (French pronunciation: [lakav]; Occitan: La Cava) is a commune of France, situated in the North-West of the Lot department, within the Occitanie region.
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
| Period | Name |
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| 1989–2020 | André Lestrade |
| 2020–incumbent | Stéphane Chambon |
Population
At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".[3]
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Le Lot chapter Souillac et Lacave p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ISBN 2-7455-0049-X
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lacave, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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