Lot-et-Garonne explained

Department:Lot-et-Garonne
Number:47
Region:Aquitaine
Prefecture:Agen
Subprefectures:Marmande
Nérac
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Population:305,380
Pop Date:1999
Pop Rank:72nd
Density:57
Area:5361
Area Scale:9
Arrond:4
Cantons:40
Communes:319
President:Pierre Camani
Pres Party:Socialist Party
Img Coa:blason47.PNG

Lot-et-Garonne (Occitan (post 1500): Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.

History

Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne. Some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it in 1808 to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne.

Geography

Lot-et-Garonne is part of the current region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Gers, Landes, Gironde, and Dordogne.

Economy

Food-processing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are all major industries of the department.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Lot-et-Garonnais.

See also

External links