- Martel, Lot
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Martel
Administration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Lot Arrondissement Gourdon Canton Martel Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Martel Mayor Jean-Claude Requier
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 92–336 m (302–1,102 ft)
(avg. 240 m/790 ft)Land area1 35.28 km2 (13.62 sq mi) Population2 1,467 (1999) - Density 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 46185/ 46600 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 44°56′16″N 1°36′35″E / 44.9377777778°N 1.60972222222°E
Martel is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
The town has a distinctive sky-line with medieval towers. There is a museum containing items from Puy d'Issolud, a local Gallic archaeological site which has been identified as Uxellodunum, besieged by Julius Caesar in 51 BC.[1]
Henry the Young King died here in 1183.
See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Lot
- Lot geography stubs
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