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Le Vigan, Lot

Coordinates: 44°44′33″N 1°26′23″E / 44.7425°N 1.4397°E / 44.7425; 1.4397
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Le Vigan
The town hall in Le Vigan
The town hall in Le Vigan
Location of Le Vigan
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Le Vigan is located in France
Le Vigan
Le Vigan
Le Vigan is located in Occitanie
Le Vigan
Le Vigan
Coordinates: 44°44′33″N 1°26′23″E / 44.7425°N 1.4397°E / 44.7425; 1.4397
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonGourdon
IntercommunalityQuercy-Bouriane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Favory[1]
Area
1
34.4 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,539
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46334 /46300
Elevation202–391 m (663–1,283 ft)
(avg. 333 m or 1,093 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vigan (French pronunciation: [lə viɡɑ̃] ; Occitan: Lo Vigan) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in Bouriane a sandy Natural region of hills covered in forests dominated by chestnut trees.

The town has grown in population since 1962 with 1,546 inhabitants as of 2020. These people are known as Vigannais or Vigannaises.

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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.