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Belmont-Bretenoux

Coordinates: 44°53′27″N 1°52′50″E / 44.8908°N 1.8806°E / 44.8908; 1.8806
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Belmont-Bretenoux
Coat of arms of Belmont-Bretenoux
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Belmont-Bretenoux is located in France
Belmont-Bretenoux
Belmont-Bretenoux
Belmont-Bretenoux is located in Occitanie
Belmont-Bretenoux
Belmont-Bretenoux
Coordinates: 44°53′27″N 1°52′50″E / 44.8908°N 1.8806°E / 44.8908; 1.8806
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementFigeac
CantonCère et Ségala
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Rodrigue[1]
Area
1
6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
405
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46024 /46130
Elevation146–406 m (479–1,332 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belmont-Bretenoux (French pronunciation: [bɛlmɔ̃ bʁətnu]; Occitan: Bèlmont) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Toponymy

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The name Belmont is formed from the medieval terms bèl (beautiful) and mont (mountain).[3] The current name dates from 1929.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 211—    
1975 211+0.00%
1982 255+2.74%
1990 311+2.51%
1999 323+0.42%
2009 342+0.57%
2014 379+2.08%
2020 404+1.07%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bazalgues, Gaston (2014). Les noms des communes du Parc. Les cahiers scientifiques du Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy, (in French). Vol. 1. p. 115.
  4. ^ Bazalgues, Gaston (2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy. Toponymie lotoise (in French). Gourdon: Éditions de la Bouriane et du Quercy. p. 127. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE