Montvalent

Montvalent is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Montvalent
Commune
The town hall in Montvalent
Location of Montvalent
Montvalent Montvalent
Coordinates: 44°52′56″N 1°37′09″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Martel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Catherine Calvy
Area ^1	27.61 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	286
• Density	10/km^2 (27/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.

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.

Demographic changes

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
196	212	214	197	233	267	299
Census enumeration : Population without double-counting

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.