Souillac, Lot
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Souillac (Chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Souillac |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Laval (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 80–314 m (260–1,030 ft) (avg. 221 m or 725 ft) |
| Land area1 | 25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,970 (2006) |
| - Density | 153 /km2 (400 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46309/ 46200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°54′02″N 1°28′44″E / 44.9006°N 1.479°E
Souillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France, on the river Dordogne. It is the site of the new Brive – Souillac Airport, which opened in 2010.
The abbey has famous Romanesque carvings.
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