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{{short description|Department of France in Nouvelle-Aquitaine}}
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'''Lot-et-Garonne''' ({{IPA|fr|lɔt e ɡaʁɔn|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Lot-et-Garonne.wav}}, {{langx|oc|Òlt e Garona}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]] of Southwestern [[France]]. Named after the rivers [[Lot (river)|Lot]] and [[Garonne]], it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep47.pdf Populations légales 2019: 47 Lot-et-Garonne], INSEE</ref> Its [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] and largest city is [[Agen]].

==History==
Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790, as a result of the [[French Revolution]]. It was created from part of the province of [[Guyenne]] and [[Gascony]]; originally the territory of the ancient [[Agenais|county of Agenais]] constituted nearly the whole.

The southeastern part of the original department (the former [[Cantons of France|cantons]] of [[Auvillar]], [[Montaigu-de-Quercy]] and [[Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne|Valence]]) was separated from it in 1808 to become a part of the newly created department of [[Tarn-et-Garonne]].<ref name=splaf/>

==Geography==
[[File:Carteroute47.jpg|thumb|left|Map of Lot-et-Garonne]]
Lot-et-Garonne is part of the current region of [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] and is surrounded by the departments of [[Lot (department)|Lot]], [[Tarn-et-Garonne]], [[Gers]], [[Landes (department)|Landes]], [[Gironde]], and [[Dordogne]].
The north of the department is composed of limestone hills. Between [[Lot (river)|Lot]] and [[Garonne]], there is a plateau carved by many valleys. In the west of the department, the [[Landes forest]] is planted in sand. It is composed of [[Maritime Pine|maritime pines]]. Between the forest and [[Agen]], there is the [[Albret]], a very hilly country.

===Principal towns===

The most populous commune is [[Agen]], the prefecture. As of 2019, there are five communes with more than 7,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019/>

{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2019)
|-
| [[Agen]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 32,602
|-
| [[Villeneuve-sur-Lot]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 21,742
|-
| [[Marmande]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 17,421
|-
| [[Le Passage, Lot-et-Garonne|Le Passage]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 9,400
|-
| [[Tonneins]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 9,130
|}

==Demographics==
The inhabitants of the department are called {{Lang|fr|Lot-et-Garonnais}}.

Population development since 1801:{{historical populations|cols=2|align=none|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref name=splaf>{{Cite web|url=http://splaf.free.fr/47his.html|title=Historique de Lot-et-Garonne|website=Le SPLAF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4176909?geo=DEP-47|title=Évolution et structure de la population en 2016|publisher=INSEE}}</ref>|graph-pos=bottom
|13=1801|14=298,940|15=1806|16=327,444|17=1821|18=330,121|19=1831|20=346,885|21=1841|22=347,073|23=1851|24=341,345|25=1861|26=332,065|27=1872|28=319,289|29=1881|30=312,081|31=1891|32=295,360|33=1901|34=278,740|35=1911|36=268,083|37=1921|38=239,972|39=1931|40=247,500|41=1936|42=252,761|43=1946|44=265,449|45=1954|46=265,549|47=1962|48=275,028|49=1968|50=290,592|51=1975|52=292,616|53=1982|54=298,522|55=1990|56=305,989|57=1999|58=305,380|59=2006|60=322,283|61=2016|62=332,833|63=2020|64=330,844}}

==Politics==
===Departmental Council of Lot-et-Garonne===
The Departmental Council of Lot-et-Garonne has 40 seats. In the [[2015 French departmental elections|2015 departmental elections]], the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] (PS) secured 25 seats while [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] (LR) won 15 seats. Sophie Borderie (PS) has presided over the assembly since 2019.

===Members of the National Assembly===
Lot-et-Garonne elected the following members of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] during the [[2024 French legislative election|2024 legislative election]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/|title=Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français|first=Assemblée|last=Nationale|website=Assemblée nationale}}</ref>!!Party
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Renaissance (French political party)}}" |
| [[Lot-et-Garonne's 1st constituency]]
| [[Michel Lauzzana]]
| [[Renaissance (French political party)|Renaissance]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Rally}}" |
| [[Lot-et-Garonne's 2nd constituency]]
| [[Hélène Laporte]]
| [[National Rally]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Republicans (France)}}" |
| [[Lot-et-Garonne's 3rd constituency]]
| [[Guillaume Lepers]]
| [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]]
|}

==Economy==
Food processing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are all major industries of the department.

==Tourism==
<gallery>
File:Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France.JPG|[[Agen]]
File:Cloitre de Notre Dame de Marmande.JPG|[[Marmande]]
File:Villeneuve-sur-Lot.JPG|[[Villeneuve-sur-Lot]]
File:Chateau de Duras 01.jpg|[[Duras, Lot-et-Garonne|Duras]]
File:ChâteauDeNérac.jpg|[[Nérac]]
File:Monflanquin - Maison dite du Prince Noir -2.jpg|[[Monflanquin]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Cantons of the Lot-et-Garonne department]]
*[[Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department]]
*[[Arrondissements of the Lot-et-Garonne department]]
*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Agen]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lot-et-garonne.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.lotetgaronne.fr/ Departmental Council website]
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lot-et-garonne.cci.fr/ Chamber of Commerce and Industry website]

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