Montvalent

Montvalent
Commune
The town hall in Montvalent
Location of Montvalent
Montvalent Show map of France Montvalent Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°52′56″N 1°37′09″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Martel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guilhem Cledel[1]
Area ^1	27.61 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	302
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46208 /46600
Elevation	95–322 m (312–1,056 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	212	—
1975	214	+0.13%
1982	197	−1.18%
1990	233	+2.12%
1999	267	+1.52%
2007	302	+1.55%
2012	300	−0.13%
2017	286	−0.95%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

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