Floirac, Lot
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| Floirac | |
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  Floirac | |
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Floirac | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′00″N 1°39′19″E / 44.9167°N 1.6553°ECoordinates: 44°55′00″N 1°39′19″E / 44.9167°N 1.6553°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Martel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Martel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Frédéric Bonnet-Madin |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 268 |
| • Population2 Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46106 / 46600 |
| Elevation |
90–345 m (295–1,132 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
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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. | |
Floirac is a commune in the Lot department (46) in south-western France.
Geography
Floirac has a surface of 19,02 km² and has 268 inhabitants (as of 2006), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 und 345 metres above sea level with an average of 132 metres.[1][2][3] The River Dordogne is flowing through the town. The Département street D 43 and a single track railway crosses it.
Neighbour towns
- St-Denis-lès-Martel
- Mézels
- Carennac
- Lavalade
- Montvalent
- Copeyre
- Gluges
- Trauchou
Politics
The mayor of Floirac since March 2001 is Frédéric Bonnet-Madin.
Objects of interest
- Chapel Saint-Roch au Barry (15th century)
- Church Saint-Georges from the seventeenth century
Notable People
- Ben Pelling
See also
References
External links
- Floirac on the website of INSEE (French)
- Floirac on the website of QUID (French)
- Floirac at pagesperso-orange.fr (French)
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