Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne
Òlt e Garona (Occitan)
Top down, from left to right: prefecture building in Agen, Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe, Château de Lauzun and Château de Bonaguil
Flag of Lot-et-Garonne
Coat of arms of Lot-et-Garonne
Location of Lot-et-Garonne in France
Location of Lot-et-Garonne in France
Coordinates: 44°20′N 0°30′E / 44.333°N 0.500°E / 44.333; 0.500
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
PrefectureAgen
SubprefecturesMarmande
Nérac
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilSophie Borderie[1] (PS)
Area
 • Total5,361 km2 (2,070 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total331,229
 • Rank71st
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number47
Arrondissements4
Cantons21
Communes319
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Lot-et-Garonne (French pronunciation: [lɔt e ɡaʁɔn] , Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.[3] Its prefecture and largest city is Agen.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 47 Lot-et-Garonne, INSEE