Padirac

Padirac
Commune
The chateau
Location of Padirac
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Coordinates: 44°50′33″N 1°45′15″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Gramat
Intercommunality	Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Andrzejewski[1]
Area ^1	8.86 km^2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	174
• Density	20/km^2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46213 /46500
Elevation	318–426 m (1,043–1,398 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Padirac (French pronunciation: [padiʁak]) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	177	—
1975	162	−1.26%
1982	148	−1.28%
1990	160	+0.98%
1999	168	+0.54%
2009	194	+1.45%
2014	171	−2.49%
2020	165	−0.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Armand Bouat (1873—1929), politician and merchant

See also

• Padirac Cave
• Communes of the Lot department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE