Lacave, Lot
| Lacave | |
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The chateau in Lacave | |
  Lacave | |
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Location within Occitanie region  Lacave | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′43″N 1°33′32″E / 44.8453°N 1.5589°ECoordinates: 44°50′43″N 1°33′32″E / 44.8453°N 1.5589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Gourdon |
| Canton | Canton of Souillac |
| Intercommunality | Community of the Communes of the Pays de Souillac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Lestrade |
| Area1 | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 296 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46144 / 46200 |
| Elevation |
80–349 m (262–1,145 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Lacave 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 | Party |
|---|---|---|
| March 2001 - 2014 | André Lestrade | General Council |
Population
At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".[1]
| Year | 1828 | 1880 | 1910 | 1936 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 661 | 750 | 496 | 395 | 293 | 302 | 270 | 249 | 241 | 293 |
| 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.
See also
References
- ↑ Le Lot chapter Souillac et Lacave p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ISBN 2-7455-0049-X
- ↑ Lacave à travers les âges - Armand Viré - ISBN 2-9508492-0-2
- ↑ Lacave on the INSEE website
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