Padirac

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

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 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	183
• Density	21/km2 (53/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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