Gourdon, Lot
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Commune of Gourdon |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Gourdon |
| Mayor | Arlette Feixa |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 130 m–323 m (avg. 263 m) |
| Land area¹ | 45.52 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,882 |
| - Density | 107/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 46127/ 46300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Gourdon is a commune of the Lot département, in southwestern France.
The small town, Gourdon, close to world famous Rocamadour with its dizzying cliff-faces, is situated in one of the richest historical regions in France. It is impossible to talk about Gourdon without talking about its prehistoric past. The region offers the biggest concentration of prehistoric sites in the world. Gourdon is the capital of La Bouriane, part of the Quercy, which extends up to the Dordogne River and neighbours the Périgord.
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