Reilhac, Lot Explained

Reilhac
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Figeac
Canton:Gramat
Insee:46235
Postal Code:46500
Mayor:Christian Carbonnel[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Grand-Figeac
Coordinates:44.7011°N 1.72°W
Elevation Min M:312
Elevation Max M:396
Area Km2:12.98
Demonym:Reilhacois

Reilhac (in French pronounced as /ʁɛjak/; Occitan (post 1500);: Relhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in the Gramat Causse, the largest and wildest of the four Quercy causses.

Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, no permanent watercourse is listed in the commune. Included in the Dordogne basin, the commune has a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 site (the “central zone of the Causse de Gramat”) and a natural area of ecological, fauna, and flora interest.

Reilhac is a rural commune that will have 171 inhabitants in 2021 after experiencing a population peak of 449 inhabitants in 1806. It is part of the Gramat catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Reilhacois or Reilhacoises.

The inhabitants of Reilhac are the Reilhacois and the Reilhacoises.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.