Lot (department)

Lot Òlt (Occitan)
Department of France
From top down, left to right: Figeac, Rocamadour, Faycelles, Lot River, prefecture building in Cahors and Luzech
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lot in France
Coordinates: 44°35′N 01°35′E / 44.583°N 1.583°E / 44.583; 1.583
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Prefecture	Cahors
Subprefectures	Figeac Gourdon
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Serge Rigal[1]
Area 1
• Total	5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	174,942
• Rank	93rd
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	46
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	17
Communes	313
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Lot (French pronunciation: [lɔt];^[3] Occitan: Òlt [ɔl]) is a department in the Occitanie region of France. Named after the Lot River, it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 174,094 in 2019.^[4] Its prefecture is Cahors; its subprefectures are Figeac and Gourdon.