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Gourdon

*Gordon* (Occitan)
Gourdon Gordon (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
	Gourdon Town Hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gourdon
	Gourdon Gourdon
	Coordinates: 44°44′14″N 1°22′57″E / 44.7371°N 1.3825°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 (2021)	3,946
• Density	87/km2 (220/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.

Gourdon (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁdɔ̃]; Occitan: Gordon) is a subprefecture of the Lot department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 3,981.

The small town, not far from Rocamadour, is situated close to the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Gourdon has a rich prehistoric past, that can still be seen today through a high concentration of prehistoric sites. It 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 (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present)
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)	33.1 (91.6)	40.7 (105.3)	40.7 (105.3)	41.8 (107.2)	36.8 (98.2)	33.1 (91.6)	24.5 (76.1)	19.4 (66.9)	41.8 (107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	10.8 (51.4)	14.8 (58.6)	17.7 (63.9)	21.5 (70.7)	25.2 (77.4)	27.6 (81.7)	27.8 (82.0)	23.7 (74.7)	18.9 (66.0)	12.6 (54.7)	9.5 (49.1)	18.3 (64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	6.2 (43.2)	9.5 (49.1)	12.0 (53.6)	15.6 (60.1)	19.0 (66.2)	21.0 (69.8)	21.2 (70.2)	17.6 (63.7)	14.1 (57.4)	8.8 (47.8)	6.1 (43.0)	13.1 (55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.0 (35.6)	1.7 (35.1)	4.2 (39.6)	6.4 (43.5)	9.6 (49.3)	12.8 (55.0)	14.5 (58.1)	14.5 (58.1)	11.4 (52.5)	9.3 (48.7)	5.0 (41.0)	2.6 (36.7)	7.8 (46.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−14.2 (6.4)	−12.8 (9.0)	−4.8 (23.4)	−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)	64.7 (2.55)	50.8 (2.00)	61.0 (2.40)	82.6 (3.25)	82.2 (3.24)	76.2 (3.00)	54.7 (2.15)	63.2 (2.49)	73.7 (2.90)	70.5 (2.78)	76.2 (3.00)	67.2 (2.65)	823.0 (32.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.7	9.1	10.2	11.2	11.1	8.7	6.7	7.7	8.9	10.0	11.4	11.0	116.8
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	92.0	119.7	169.5	180.5	213.6	241.8	264.7	252.1	208.6	148.6	95.2	90.0	2,076
Source 1: Meteociel^[3]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)^[4]