The arrondissement of Gourdon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Lot département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Gourdon.
History
When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Figeac was one of them in the Lot department.[2]
Geography
It is the smallest arrondissement of the department, with an area of 1,486.9 km2 (574.1 sq mi).[3] It is also the arrondissement with fewer people living there, with 43,372 inhabitants and a population density of 29.2 inhabitants/km².[4]
The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the by the Corrèze (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) department, to the east by the arrondissement of Figeac, to the south by the arrondissement of Cahors and to the west by the Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) department.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Gourdon, there are four cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement; the other two cantons are completely within the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Gourdon
INSEE Code |
Canton |
Arrondissements |
Total
|
Cahors |
Figeac |
Gourdon
|
4604 |
Causse et Bouriane |
16 |
|
16 |
32
|
4605 |
Causse et Vallées |
22 |
19 |
6 |
47
|
4609 |
Gourdon |
3 |
|
15 |
18
|
4610 |
Gramat |
|
5 |
12 |
17
|
4614 |
Martel |
|
|
18 |
18
|
4617 |
Souillac |
|
|
18 |
18
|
Communes
The arrondissement of Gourdon has 81 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]
The communes with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
INSEE code |
Commune |
Population[4] (2014) |
Canton |
Intercommunality
|
46127 |
Gourdon |
4,297 |
Gourdon |
Quercy - Bouriane
|
46128 |
Gramat |
3,611 |
Gramat |
Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
|
46309 |
Souillac |
3,366 |
Souillac |
Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
|
46185 |
Martel |
1,620 |
Martel |
Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
|
46334 |
Le Vigan |
1,551 |
Gourdon |
Quercy - Bouriane
|
46330 |
Vayrac |
1,351 |
Martel |
Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
|
46297 |
Salviac |
1,208 |
Gourdon |
Cazals-Salviac
|
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References
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