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Gourdon (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁdɔ̃]; Occitan: Gordon) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Gourdon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Town and St Peter church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gourdon  | |
  Gourdon  Gourdon | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′14″N 1°22′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Gourdon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Courtin |
| Area 1 | 45.52 km2 (17.58 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,981 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46127 /46300 |
| Elevation | 130–323 m (427–1,060 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The small town, Gourdon, close to Rocamadour, is situated in the south west region of France. Gourdon has a rich prehistoric past, and a high concentration of prehistoric sites. Gourdon is the capital of the Bouriane, the natural region part of the Quercy, which extends up to the river Dordogne and neighbours the Périgord.
Geography
The town lies in the middle of the commune, above the right bank of the Bléou, a stream tributary of the Céou, which forms most of the commune's southern border. Gourdon station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors and Toulouse.
Climate
| Climate data for Gourdon, Lot (1981–2010 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.8 (107.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.5 (2.46) |
55.8 (2.20) |
60.9 (2.40) |
85.1 (3.35) |
87.9 (3.46) |
79.0 (3.11) |
60.0 (2.36) |
63.6 (2.50) |
77.6 (3.06) |
78.3 (3.08) |
74.6 (2.94) |
71.4 (2.81) |
856.7 (33.73) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 117.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 76.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 100.5 | 120.7 | 173.9 | 178.6 | 213.7 | 244.6 | 262.1 | 247.4 | 207.8 | 146.3 | 93.2 | 90.3 | 2,078.9 |
| Source 1: Météo France[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[4] | |||||||||||||
Monuments
Town Hall
St. Peter Church facade
St. Peter Church interior
See also
- Communes of the Lot department
- Sauveterrian
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gourdon, Lot. |
Communes of the Lot department  | |
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References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "Données climatiques de la station de Gourdon" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- "Climat Midi-Pyrénées" (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- "Normes et records 1961-1990: Gourdon (46) - altitude 259m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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