Lacave, Lot
Lacave | |
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 The chateau in Lacave | |
Location of Lacave  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Gourdon |
| Canton | Canton of Souillac |
| Intercommunality | Community of the Communes of the Pays de Souillac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Lestrade |
| Area 1 | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 296 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46144 /46200 |
| Elevation | 80–349 m (262–1,145 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lacave is a commune of France, situated in the North-West of the Lot department, within the Midi-Pyrénées region.
Geography
Situated in the foothills of the "Causse de Gramat" at the confluence of the Dordogne and the Ouysse, 12 km from Souillac and 8 km from Rocamadour.
History
Inhabited since the time of the Solutrean and Magdalenian cultures of the Paleolithic era.
Administration
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| March 2001 - 2014 | André Lestrade | General Council |
Population
At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".[1]
| Year | 1828 | 1880 | 1910 | 1936 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 661 | 750 | 496 | 395 | 293 | 302 | 270 | 249 | 241 | 293 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||||||
Lacave is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
See also
References
- ^ Le Lot chapter Souillac et Lacave p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ISBN 2-7455-0049-X
- ^ Lacave à travers les âges - Armand Viré - ISBN 2-9508492-0-2
- ^ Lacave on the INSEE website
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