Population - 160,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 5,217 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 31    (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Towns with over 3,000 people

Cahors   20,003
Figeac   9,606
Gourdon   4,882
Gramat   3,545
Pradines   3,125
Saint-Cere   3,515
Souillac   3,671

Main town

Cahors

540 miles - 8 hours - from Calais

What is it really like for holidays in the Lot

If you like visual beauty then you should visit the department of the Lot

Cahors is the capital of the old region of Quercy - it sits on an oxbow of the river Lot - it has its own full bodied red wine - it has the most photographed bridge in France - worth just sitting beside

Rocamadour has a setting that is not possible to beat - it sits above a deep canyon of the little Alzou river

These are just two of the beauties of this hot dry limestone region

Must visit places

Cahors

Capital - bridge - river - wine

Rocamadour

Elegant stunning cliff-side beauty

Lot Holidays - b&b

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