Souillac, Lot

Souillac
A general view of Souillac
A general view of Souillac
Coat of arms of Souillac
Location of Souillac
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Souillac is located in France
Souillac
Souillac
Souillac is located in Occitanie
Souillac
Souillac
Coordinates: 44°54′02″N 1°28′44″E / 44.9006°N 1.479°E / 44.9006; 1.479
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonSouillac
IntercommunalityCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Liébus[1]
Area
1
25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,198
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46309 /46200
Elevation80–314 m (262–1,030 ft)
(avg. 221 m or 725 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Souillac (French pronunciation: [sujak]; Languedocien: Solhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France, on the river Dordogne. It is the site of the Brive–Souillac Airport, which opened in 2010. The town hosts an annual jazz festival in July. The abbey church has famous Romanesque carvings.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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