Lacave | |
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 The chateau in Lacave | |
Location of Lacave  | |
  Lacave  Lacave | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′43″N 1°33′32″E / 44.8453°N 1.5589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Souillac |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Chambon[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 257 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/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 (French pronunciation: [lakav]; Occitan: La Cava) is a commune of France, situated in the North-West of the Lot department, within the Occitanie region.
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
Inhabited since the time of the Solutrean and Magdalenian cultures of the Paleolithic era.
Administration[edit]
| Period | Name |
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| 1989–2020 | André Lestrade |
| 2020–incumbent | Stéphane Chambon |
Population[edit]
At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".[3]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Le Lot chapter Souillac et Lacave p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ISBN 2-7455-0049-X
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lacave, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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