Montvalent

Montvalent
Montvalent
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Martel
Intercommunality	Pays de Martel
Mayor	Catherine Calvy (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	95–322 m (312–1,056 ft) (avg. 170 m/560 ft)
Land area1	27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population2	299  (2008)
- Density	11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	46208/ 46600
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°52′56″N 1°37′09″E / 44.8822222222°N 1.61916666667°E / 44.8822222222; 1.61916666667

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.

Demographic changes

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
196	212	214	197	233	267	299
Census enumeration : Population without double-counting

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