Arrondissement of Cahors explained

Type:	arr
Cahors
Insee:	461
Nbcomm:	98
Prefecture:	y
Seat:	Cahors
Area:	1860.9

The arrondissement of Cahors is an arrondissement of France in the Lot department in the Occitanie région. It has 98 communes. Its population is 71,943 (2016), and its area is 1860.9km2.^[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cahors, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Albas (46001)
2. Anglars-Juillac (46005)
3. Arcambal (46007)
4. Aujols (46010)
5. Bach (46013)
6. Barguelonne-en-Quercy (46263)
7. Beauregard (46020)
8. Bélaye (46022)
9. Belfort-du-Quercy (46023)
10. Bellefont-La Rauze (46156)
11. Belmont-Sainte-Foi (46026)
12. Berganty (46027)
13. Boissières (46032)
14. Bouziès (46037)
15. Cabrerets (46040)
16. Cahors (46042)
17. Caillac (46044)
18. Calamane (46046)
19. Cambayrac (46050)
20. Carnac-Rouffiac (46060)
21. Cassagnes (46061)
22. Castelfranc (46062)
23. Castelnau-Montratier-Sainte-Alauzie (46063)
24. Catus (46064)
25. Cénevières (46068)
26. Cézac (46069)
27. Cieurac (46070)
28. Concots (46073)
29. Crayssac (46080)
30. Crégols (46081)
31. Cremps (46082)
32. Douelle (46088)
33. Duravel (46089)
34. Escamps (46091)
35. Esclauzels (46092)
36. Espère (46095)
37. Flaujac-Poujols (46105)
38. Floressas (46107)
39. Fontanes (46109)
40. Francoulès (46112)
41. Gigouzac (46119)
42. Grézels (46130)
43. Les Junies (46134)
44. Labastide-Marnhac (46137)
45. Labastide-du-Vert (46136)
46. Laburgade (46140)
47. Lacapelle-Cabanac (46142)
48. Lagardelle (46147)
49. Lalbenque (46148)
50. Lamagdelaine (46149)
51. Laramière (46154)
52. Lendou-en-Quercy (46262)
53. Lherm (46171)
54. Lhospitalet (46172)
55. Limogne-en-Quercy (46173)
56. Lugagnac (46179)
57. Luzech (46182)
58. Mauroux (46187)
59. Maxou (46188)
60. Mechmont (46190)
61. Mercuès (46191)
62. Le Montat (46197)
63. Montcabrier (46199)
64. Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (46201)
65. Montdoumerc (46202)
66. Montgesty (46205)
67. Montlauzun (46206)
68. Nuzéjouls (46211)
69. Parnac (46214)
70. Pern (46217)
71. Pescadoires (46218)
72. Pontcirq (46223)
73. Porte-du-Quercy (46033)
74. Pradines (46224)
75. Prayssac (46225)
76. Promilhanes (46227)
77. Puy-l'Évêque (46231)
78. Saillac (46247)
79. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (46256)
80. Saint-Denis-Catus (46264)
81. Saint Géry-Vers (46268)
82. Saint-Martin-Labouval (46276)
83. Saint-Martin-le-Redon (46277)
84. Saint-Médard (46280)
85. Saint-Paul-Flaugnac (46103)
86. Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille (46340)
87. Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt (46296)
88. Sauzet (46301)
89. Sérignac (46305)
90. Soturac (46307)
91. Tour-de-Faure (46320)
92. Touzac (46321)
93. Trespoux-Rassiels (46322)
94. Varaire (46328)
95. Vaylats (46329)
96. Vidaillac (46333)
97. Villesèque (46335)
98. Vire-sur-Lot (46336)

History

The arrondissement of Cahors was created in 1800.^[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Lot, it lost two communes to the arrondissement of Figeac and 18 communes to the arrondissement of Gourdon.^[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cahors were, as of January 2015:^[5]

1. Cahors-Nord-Est
2. Cahors-Nord-Ouest
3. Cahors-Sud
4. Castelnau-Montratier
5. Catus
6. Cazals
7. Lalbenque
8. Lauzès
9. Limogne-en-Quercy
10. Luzech
11. Montcuq
12. Puy-l'Évêque
13. Saint-Géry

References

44.45°N 27°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-01. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Cahors (461). 2019-10-01. INSEE.
3. http://splaf.free.fr/46his.html Historique du Lot
4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016. 72–74. 2019-10-22.
5. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 46 Lot. December 2014. INSEE.