Douelle

Douelle
Douelle
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Luzech
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Mayor	Bénédicte Lanes (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	100–310 m (330–1,020 ft) (avg. 118 m/387 ft)
Land area1	8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population2	738  (1999)
- Density	84 /km2 (220 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	46088/ 46140
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.

Coordinates: 44°28′12″N 1°21′38″E / 44.47°N 1.36055555556°E / 44.47; 1.36055555556

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

It is a port on the left bank of the Lot River.

The village's history has been closely linked with the transport of local wine, as well as the manufacture of barrels. (The wooden stave of a barrel is named a Douelle).

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

External links

• Douelle website (Luzech)
• Douelle Mairie