Arrondissement of Cahors

The arrondissement of Cahors is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Lot département in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and of the department, is the city of Cahors.

Cahors
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentLot
No. of communes98
PrefectureCahors
Area
1,860.9 km2 (718.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
73,069
INSEE code461

History

When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Cahors was one of them in the Lot department.[2]

Geography

It is the westernmost and southernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 2,179.3 km2 (841 sq mi),[3] the largest in area of the department. It is the most populated arrondissement with 76,216 inhabitants and a population density of 35.0 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement is bordered to the northwest by the Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) department, to the north by the arrondissement of Gourdon, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Figeac, to the east by the Aveyron (Occitanie) department, to the south by the Tarn-et-Garonne (Occitanie) department, to the west by the Lot-et-Garonne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) department.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Cahors, there is only three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement; the other six cantons are completely within the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Cahors
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
CahorsFigeacGourdon
4601Cahors-12 + part of Cahors2 + part of Cahors
4602Cahors-26 + part of Cahors6 + part of Cahors
4603Cahors-35 + part of Cahors5 + part of Cahors
4604Causse et Bouriane161632
4605Causse et Vallées2219647
4609Gourdon31518
4612Luzech2626
4613Marches du Sud-Quercy2727
4615Puy-l'Évêque2727

Communes

The arrondissement of Cahors has 129 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Albas (46001)
  2. Anglars-Juillac (46005)
  3. Arcambal (46007)
  4. Les Arques (46008)
  5. Aujols (46010)
  6. Bach (46013)
  7. Bagat-en-Quercy (46014)
  8. Beauregard (46020)
  9. Bélaye (46022)
  10. Belfort-du-Quercy (46023)
  11. Belmont-Sainte-Foi (46026)
  12. Berganty (46027)
  13. Blars (46031)
  14. Boissières (46032)
  15. Le Boulvé (46033)
  16. Bouziès (46037)
  17. Cabrerets (46040)
  18. Cahors (46042)
  19. Caillac (46044)
  20. Calamane (46046)
  21. Calvignac (46049)
  22. Cambayrac (46050)
  23. Carnac-Rouffiac (46060)
  24. Cassagnes (46061)
  25. Castelfranc (46062)
  26. Castelnau-Montratier (46063)
  27. Catus (46064)
  28. Cazals (46066)
  29. Cénevières (46068)
  30. Cézac (46069)
  31. Cieurac (46070)
  32. Concots (46073)
  33. Cours (46077)
  34. Cras (46079)
  35. Crayssac (46080)
  36. Crégols (46081)
  37. Cremps (46082)
  38. Douelle (46088)
  39. Duravel (46089)
  40. Escamps (46091)
  41. Esclauzels (46092)
  42. Espère (46095)
  43. Fargues (46099)
  44. Flaujac-Poujols (46105)
  45. Floressas (46107)
  46. Fontanes (46109)
  47. Francoulès (46112)
  48. Frayssinet-le-Gélat (46114)
  49. Gigouzac (46119)
  50. Gindou (46120)
  51. Goujounac (46126)
  52. Grézels (46130)
  53. Les Junies (46134)
  54. Labastide-Marnhac (46137)
  55. Labastide-du-Vert (46136)
  56. Laburgade (46140)
  57. Lacapelle-Cabanac (46142)
  58. Lagardelle (46147)
  59. Lalbenque (46148)
  60. Lamagdelaine (46149)
  61. Laramière (46154)
  62. Laroque-des-Arcs (46156)
  63. Lascabanes (46158)
  64. Lauzès (46162)
  65. Lentillac-du-Causse (46167)
  66. Lherm (46171)
  67. Lhospitalet (46172)
  68. Limogne-en-Quercy (46173)
  69. Lugagnac (46179)
  70. Luzech (46182)
  71. Marminiac (46184)
  72. Mauroux (46187)
  73. Maxou (46188)
  74. Mechmont (46190)
  75. Mercuès (46191)
  76. Le Montat (46197)
  77. Montcabrier (46199)
  78. Montcléra (46200)
  79. Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (46201)
  80. Montdoumerc (46202)
  81. Montgesty (46205)
  82. Montlauzun (46206)
  83. Nadillac (46210)
  84. Nuzéjouls (46211)
  85. Orniac (46212)
  86. Parnac (46214)
  87. Les Pechs-du-Vers (46252)
  88. Pern (46217)
  89. Pescadoires (46218)
  90. Pomarède (46222)
  91. Pontcirq (46223)
  92. Pradines (46224)
  93. Prayssac (46225)
  94. Promilhanes (46227)
  95. Puy-l'Évêque (46231)
  96. Sabadel-Lauzès (46245)
  97. Saillac (46247)
  98. Saint-Caprais (46250)
  99. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (46256)
  100. Saint-Cyprien (46262)
  101. Saint-Daunès (46263)
  102. Saint-Denis-Catus (46264)
  103. Sainte-Alauzie (46248)
  104. Saint-Géry (46268)
  105. Saint-Laurent-Lolmie (46274)
  106. Saint-Martin-Labouval (46276)
  107. Saint-Martin-le-Redon (46277)
  108. Saint-Matré (46278)
  109. Saint-Médard (46280)
  110. Saint-Pantaléon (46285)
  111. Saint-Paul-Flaugnac (46103)
  112. Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille (46340)
  113. Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt (46296)
  114. Sauliac-sur-Célé (46299)
  115. Saux (46300)
  116. Sauzet (46301)
  117. Sénaillac-Lauzès (46303)
  118. Sérignac (46305)
  119. Soturac (46307)
  120. Tour-de-Faure (46320)
  121. Touzac (46321)
  122. Trespoux-Rassiels (46322)
  123. Valroufié (46327)
  124. Varaire (46328)
  125. Vaylats (46329)
  126. Vers (46331)
  127. Vidaillac (46333)
  128. Villesèque (46335)
  129. Vire-sur-Lot (46336)

The communes with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
46042Cahors19,630Cahors-1, Cahors-2 and Cahors-3Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
46224Pradines3,433Cahors-1Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
46225Prayssac2,499Puy-l'ÉvêqueLa Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
46231Puy-l'Évêque2,020Puy-l'ÉvêqueLa Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
46063Castelnau-Montratier1,817Marches du Sud-QuercyLe Quercy Blanc
46182Luzech1,747LuzechLa Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
46201Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc1,737LuzechLe Quercy Blanc
46148Lalbenque1,683Marches du Sud-QuercyLe Pays de Lalbenque-Limogne
46137Labastide-Marnhac1,200Cahors-3Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
46197Le Montat1,044Cahors-3Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
46191Mercuès1,038Cahors-1Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
46007Arcambal1,002Cahors-2Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique du Lot". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. "Département du Lot (46)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-154 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Lot" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. "Arrondissement de Cahors (461)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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