Lacave, Lot

Lacave is a commune of France, situated in the North-West of the Lot department, within the Occitanie region.

Lacave
Commune
The chateau in Lacave
Location of Lacave
Lacave
Lacave
Coordinates: 44°50′43″N 1°33′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonSouillac
IntercommunalityCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Lestrade
Area
1
21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
262
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46144 /46200
Elevation80–349 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.

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
PeriodNameParty
March 2001 - 2014André LestradeGeneral Council

Population

At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1828661—    
1880750+0.24%
1910496−1.37%
1936395−0.87%
1962293−1.14%
1968302+0.51%
1975270−1.59%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1982249−1.15%
1990241−0.41%
1999293+2.19%
2007289−0.17%
2012282−0.49%
2017262−1.46%
Source: Armand Viré[3] and INSEE[4]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Le Lot chapter Souillac et Lacave p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ISBN 2-7455-0049-X
  3. Lacave à travers les âges - Armand Viré - ISBN 2-9508492-0-2
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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