Labastide-Murat

Labastide-Murat (French pronunciation: [labastid myʁa]), formerly Labastide-Fortunière (Lengadocian: La Bastida Fortunièra), is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cœur de Causse.^[2] It was renamed after Napoleon Bonaparte's brother in law and famed Marshal of France Joachim Murat, who was born there in 1767.

Labastide-Murat
Part of Cœur de Causse
The town hall in Labastide-Murat
Location of Labastide-Murat
Labastide-Murat Show map of France Labastide-Murat Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°38′53″N 1°34′06″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Causse et Vallées
Commune	Cœur de Causse
Area 1	27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	611
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	46240
Elevation	265–449 m (869–1,473 ft) (avg. 447 m or 1,467 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department