Arrondissement of Figeac

The arrondissement of Figeac is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Lot département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Figeac.

Figeac
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentLot
No. of communes118
SubprefectureFigeac
Area
1,593.3 km2 (615.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
54,592
INSEE code462

History

When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Figeac was one of them in the Lot department.[2]

Geography

It is the easternmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,550.3 km2 (599 sq mi),[3] the second largest in area of the department. It has a population of 54,060 inhabitants and a population density of 34.9 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Corrèze (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) department, to the west by the Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) department, to the south by the Aveyron (Occitanie) department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Cahors, and to the west by the arrondissement of Gourdon.

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 Figeac, there is only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement; the other five 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 Figeac
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
CahorsFigeacGourdon
4605Causse et Vallées2219647
4606Cère et Ségala2121
4607Figeac-111 + part of Figeac11 + part of Figeac
4608Figeac-213 + part of Figeac13 + part of Figeac
4610Gramat51217
4611Lacapelle-Marival3232
4616Saint-Céré1818

Communes

The arrondissement of Figeac has 116 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Albiac (46002)
  2. Anglars (46004)
  3. Assier (46009)
  4. Autoire (46011)
  5. Aynac (46012)
  6. Bagnac-sur-Célé (46015)
  7. Bannes (46017)
  8. Béduer (46021)
  9. Belmont-Bretenoux (46024)
  10. Bessonies (46338)
  11. Biars-sur-Cère (46029)
  12. Le Bourg (46034)
  13. Boussac (46035)
  14. Le Bouyssou (46036)
  15. Brengues (46039)
  16. Bretenoux (46038)
  17. Cadrieu (46041)
  18. Cahus (46043)
  19. Cajarc (46045)
  20. Cambes (46051)
  21. Camboulit (46052)
  22. Camburat (46053)
  23. Capdenac (46055)
  24. Carayac (46056)
  25. Cardaillac (46057)
  26. Corn (46075)
  27. Cornac (46076)
  28. Cuzac (46085)
  29. Durbans (46090)
  30. Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie (46093)
  31. Espédaillac (46094)
  32. Espeyroux (46096)
  33. Estal (46097)
  34. Faycelles (46100)
  35. Felzins (46101)
  36. Figeac (46102)
  37. Flaujac-Gare (46104)
  38. Fons (46108)
  39. Fourmagnac (46111)
  40. Frayssinhes (46115)
  41. Frontenac (46116)
  42. Gagnac-sur-Cère (46117)
  43. Gintrac (46122)
  44. Girac (46123)
  45. Glanes (46124)
  46. Gorses (46125)
  47. Gréalou (46129)
  48. Grèzes (46131)
  49. Issendolus (46132)
  50. Issepts (46133)
  51. Labastide-du-Haut-Mont (46135)
  52. Labathude (46139)
  53. Lacapelle-Marival (46143)
  54. Ladirat (46146)
  55. Larnagol (46155)
  56. Larroque-Toirac (46157)
  57. Latouille-Lentillac (46159)
  58. Latronquière (46160)
  59. Lauresses (46161)
  60. Laval-de-Cère (46163)
  61. Lentillac-Saint-Blaise (46168)
  62. Leyme (46170)
  63. Linac (46174)
  64. Lissac-et-Mouret (46175)
  65. Livernon (46176)
  66. Loubressac (46177)
  67. Lunan (46180)
  68. Marcilhac-sur-Célé (46183)
  69. Mayrinhac-Lentour (46189)
  70. Molières (46195)
  71. Montbrun (46198)
  72. Montet-et-Bouxal (46203)
  73. Montredon (46207)
  74. Planioles (46221)
  75. Prendeignes (46226)
  76. Prudhomat (46228)
  77. Puybrun (46229)
  78. Puyjourdes (46230)
  79. Quissac (46233)
  80. Reilhac (46235)
  81. Reyrevignes (46237)
  82. Rudelle (46242)
  83. Rueyres (46243)
  84. Sabadel-Latronquière (46244)
  85. Saignes (46246)
  86. Saint-Bressou (46249)
  87. Saint-Céré (46251)
  88. Saint-Chels (46254)
  89. Saint-Cirgues (46255)
  90. Sainte-Colombe (46260)
  91. Saint-Félix (46266)
  92. Saint-Hilaire (46269)
  93. Saint-Jean-de-Laur (46270)
  94. Saint-Jean-Lagineste (46339)
  95. Saint-Jean-Lespinasse (46271)
  96. Saint-Jean-Mirabel (46272)
  97. Saint-Laurent-les-Tours (46273)
  98. Saint-Maurice-en-Quercy (46279)
  99. Saint-Médard-de-Presque (46281)
  100. Saint-Médard-Nicourby (46282)
  101. Saint-Michel-Loubéjou (46284)
  102. Saint-Paul-de-Vern (46286)
  103. Saint-Perdoux (46288)
  104. Saint-Pierre-Toirac (46289)
  105. Saint-Simon (46292)
  106. Saint-Sulpice (46294)
  107. Saint-Vincent-du-Pendit (46295)
  108. Sénaillac-Latronquière (46302)
  109. Sonac (46306)
  110. Sousceyrac-en-Quercy (46311)
  111. Tauriac (46313)
  112. Terrou (46314)
  113. Teyssieu (46315)
  114. Thémines (46318)
  115. Théminettes (46319)
  116. Viazac (46332)

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

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
46102Figeac9,820Figeac-1 and Figeac-2Le Grand Figeac
46251Saint-Céré3,503Saint-CéréCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
46029Biars-sur-Cère2,033Cère et SégalaCère et Dordogne
46015Bagnac-sur-Célé1,531Figeac-2Le Grand Figeac
46311Sousceyrac-en-Quercy1,397Saint-CéréCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
46038Bretenoux1,395Cère et SégalaCère et Dordogne
46143Lacapelle-Marival1,310Lacapelle-MarivalLe Grand Figeac
46045Cajarc1,133Causse et ValléesCausse et Vallées
46055Capdenac1,093Figeac-2Le Grand Figeac

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 Figeac (462)". 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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