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The Lot (pronounced ⓘ), originally the Olt (Occitan: Òlt; Latin: Oltis), is a river in France.It is a right-bank tributary of the Garonne.It rises in the Cévennes mountains, flowing west through Quercy, where it flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon, a total distance of 485 kilometres (301 mi). [1]
In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as fleuves when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as rivières when they flow into another river. The fleuves are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France.
Lot (French pronunciation:; [3] Occitan: Òlt [ɔl]) is a department in the Occitanie region of France. Named after the Lot River, it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 174,094 in 2019. [4] Its prefecture is Cahors; its subprefectures are Figeac and Gourdon.
Puy-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [pɥi levɛk]; Languedocien: Puèg l’Avesque) is a commune of France situated in the Lot department, in the Occitanie region. The town is picturesquely situated at the neck of a long loop of the Lot river in Quercy on the D811 between Fumel and Cahors, it is at the center of the Cahors (AOC) wine region.
Cajarc (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Lot department, Occitania, France.. It is a stopping place on the Via podiensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the river Lot, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the ...
Estaing and the Lot River. Located in the north of the Aveyron department, Estaing is considered one of the most picturesque villages in France. It one of the ten villages of Aveyron that are part of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association ("the most beautiful villages of France"). The village is very quiet during the winter months ...
With less than 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic games in France, concerns about pollution in Paris' Seine river are being raised. ... “In the summer when there is a lot of sunlight ...
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Capdenac ( French pronunciation: [kapdənak] ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France .