Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Òlt e Garona) is a department in the

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of Southwestern

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. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 47 Lot-et-Garonne
INSEE Its prefecture and largest city is Agen.

History

Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790, as a result of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are conside ...

. It was created from part of the province of Guyenne and

Gascony Gascony (; french: Gascogne ; oc, Gasconha ; eu, Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part ...

; originally the territory of the ancient county of Agenais constituted nearly the whole. The southeastern part of the original department (the former cantons of

Auvillar Auvillar (; oc, Autvilar) is a commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne and the