Belmont-Bretenoux (French pronunciation: [bɛlmɔ̃ bʁətnu]; Occitan: Bèlmont) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.
Belmont-Bretenoux | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Belmont-Bretenoux  | |
  Belmont-Bretenoux  Belmont-Bretenoux | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′27″N 1°52′50″E / 44.8908°N 1.8806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Cère et Ségala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Rodrigue[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 405 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46024 /46130 |
| Elevation | 146–406 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. | |
Toponymy
editThe name Belmont is formed from the medieval terms bèl (beautiful) and mont (mountain).[3] The current name dates from 1929.[4]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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