Montvalent

Montvalent
Commune
The town hall in Montvalent
Montvalent Location within Occitanie region Montvalent
Coordinates: 44°52′56″N 1°37′09″E / 44.8822°N 1.6192°E / 44.8822; 1.6192Coordinates: 44°52′56″N 1°37′09″E / 44.8822°N 1.6192°E / 44.8822; 1.6192
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Martel
Intercommunality	Pays de Martel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Catherine Calvy
Area1	27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	299
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46208 /46600
Elevation	95–322 m (312–1,056 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
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.

Montvalent is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Geography

Montvalent is located in the north of the Lot. It is situated on the D840 between the towns of Martel and Gramat. The commune is in the valley of the River Dordogne, and is easily reached from the autoroute A20 (Junctions 54, Martel or 55, Souillac).

Demography

The inhabitants of Monvalent are known as Monvalentais.

Places and monuments

At the bottom of the cliffs below the village of Montvalent, the underground river from the Gouffre de Padirac resurfaces near the Dordogne.

Montvalent is just 10 minutes by car to the famous pilgrimage site of Rocamadour and pilgrims often stopped in the village on their way.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

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