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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Martel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Martel |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Requier (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 92–336 m (302–1,102 ft) (avg. 240 m/790 ft) |
| Land area1 | 35.28 km2 (13.62 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,467 (1999) |
| - Density | 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46185/ 46600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Martel is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
The town has a distinctive sky-line with medieval towers. There is a museum containing items from Puy d'Issolud, a local Gallic archaeological site which has been identified as Uxellodunum, besieged by Julius Caesar in 51 BC.[1]
Henry the Young King died here in 1183.