Bach, Lot

Bach
Commune
Phosphate mine railway wagons
Location of Bach
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Coordinates: 44°21′05″N 1°40′20″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Marches du Sud-Quercy
Intercommunality	Pays de Lalbenque-Limogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Valette[1]
Area ^1	21.02 km^2 (8.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	196
• Density	9.3/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46013 /46230
Elevation	220–337 m (722–1,106 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bach is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

The phosphate mines of Cloup d'Aural (French: Phosphatière du Cloup d'Aural) are located here.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	144	—
1975	127	−1.78%
1982	124	−0.34%
1990	140	+1.53%
1999	144	+0.31%
2007	171	+2.17%
2012	165	−0.71%
2017	178	+1.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

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.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE