Reilhac, Lot

Reilhac
Commune
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Location of Reilhac
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Coordinates: 44°42′04″N 1°43′12″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Gramat
Intercommunality	Grand-Figeac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Carbonnel[1]
Area ^1	12.98 km^2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	171
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Demonym	Reilhacois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46235 /46500
Elevation	312–396 m (1,024–1,299 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Reilhac (French pronunciation: [ʁɛjak]; Occitan: Relhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in the Gramat Causse, the largest and wildest of the four Quercy causses.

Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, no permanent watercourse is listed in the commune. Included in the Dordogne basin, the commune has a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 site (the “central zone of the Causse de Gramat”) and a natural area of ecological, fauna, and flora interest.

Reilhac is a rural commune that will have 171 inhabitants in 2021 after experiencing a population peak of 449 inhabitants in 1806. It is part of the Gramat catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Reilhacois or Reilhacoises.

The inhabitants of Reilhac are the Reilhacois and the Reilhacoises.

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.