Belmont-Bretenoux
Coat of arms of Belmont-Bretenoux
Location of Belmont-Bretenoux
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 (20202026) Philippe Rodrigue[1]
Area
1
6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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

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

Demographics

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

References

  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". 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


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