Lot-et-Garonne (French: , Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.
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History 1
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Geography 2
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Economy 3
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Demographics 4
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Tourism 5
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See also 6
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External links 7
History
Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original eighty-three departments created on March 4, 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 county of Agenais constituted nearly the whole.
Several of the original southeastern cantons in the arrondissements of Agen and Villeneuve-sur-Lot were separated from it in 1808 to become a part of the newly created department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
Geography
Lot-et-Garonne is part of the current region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Gers, Landes, Gironde, and Dordogne. The north of the department is composed by limestone hills. Between Lot and Garonne, there is a plateau carved by many valleys. In the west of the department, the Landes forest is planted in the sand. It's composed by maritime pines. Between the forest and Agen, there is the Albret, a country very hilly.
Economy
Food-processing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are all major industries of the department.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Lot-et-Garonnais.
Tourism
See also
External links
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(French) Prefecture website
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(French) General Council website
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(English) Lot-et-Garonne at DMOZ
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(French) Chamber of Commerce and Industry website
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