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Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc
Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (; Languedocien: ''Montcuc en Carcin Blanc'') is a commune in the department of Lot, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Montcuq, Belmontet, Lebreil, Sainte-Croix and Valprionde Valprionde (; Languedocien: ''Valpronda'') is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc. 20 October 2015 See also * Communes of the Lot departmentReferences [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmontet
Belmontet (; Languedocien: ''Bèlmontet'') is a former commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (; Languedocien: ''Montcuc en Carcin Blanc'') is a commune in the department of Lot, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Montcuq, Belmontet, Lebreil, .... 20 October 2015 Geography The Séoune flows southwest through the southern part of the commune, then forms part of its southwestern border.Population See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montcuq
Montcuq ( or ; Lengadocian: ''Montcuc'') is a town and former commune in the Lot department in south-western France, lying outside Cahors. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc. Its residents are known as ''Montcuquois''. The town remains vibrant and a popular tourist destination. It still has a rich agricultural industry, and is known for its manufacture of meringues and ''gaufres de Saint Daumes'' waffles. The town's name could derive from the Latin ''Mont Circus Vallium'', ''Mont Cuneus'' or ''montem cuci'', meaning "cuckoo mountain". History The town's foundation dates back to at least Roman times. A stronghold of the Cathars, Montcuq received its charter from Raymond VI in the 12th century. On June 1, 1212, Simon de Montfort took the castle after it had been deserted by its defenders, and gave it to Beaudouin, half-brother of the Count of Toulouse, an ally of the Crusaders. On February 17, 1214, Beaudouin marched on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebreil
Lebreil (; Languedocien: ''Lebrèlh'') is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc. 20 October 2015 Its population was 160 in 2018. Geography The flows south-southwestward through the eastern part of the commune.See also *Communes of the Lot department
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Sainte-Croix, Lot
Sainte-Croix (; Languedocien: ''Senta Crotz'') is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (; Languedocien: ''Montcuc en Carcin Blanc'') is a commune in the department of Lot, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Montcuq, Belmontet, Lebreil, .... 20 October 2015 Its population was 76 in 2018. See also * Communes of the Lot departmentReferences [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valprionde
Valprionde (; Languedocien: ''Valpronda'') is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc. 20 October 2015 Its population was 126 in 2018. Geography The flows southwestward through the middle of the commune.See also *Communes of the Lot department
The following is a list of the 313 communes of the Lot department of France.
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Communes Of The Lot Department
The following is a list of the 313 communes of the Lot department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide Murat * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languedocien Dialect
Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian or Lengadocian (), is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and Southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyennais. Due to its central position among the dialects of Occitan, it is often used as a basis for a Standard Occitan. About 10% of the population of Languedoc are fluent in the language (about 300,000), and another 20% (600,000) "have some understanding" of the language. All speak French as their first or second language. Geographic distribution Languedocien is spoken in certain parts of three French regions. * Occitanie: Aveyron, Lot, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne except Lomagne, Ariège (except a western part), Haute-Garonne (except the districts of Saint-Gaudens and Muret), Aude, Hérault, Lozère, western and northern parts of Gard and Fenouillèdes. * Nouvelle-Aquitaine: south of the Dordogne, east of the Gironde, north-eastern two-thirds of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lot (department)
Lot (; oc, Ã’lt ”l 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.Populations légales 2019: 46 Lot INSEE Its is ; its subprefectures are and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Lot (department)
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