Lacave (; ) is a
commune of
France
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, situated in the North-West of the
Lot department, within the
Occitanie region
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.
Geography
Situated in the foothills of the "
Causse de Gramat" at the
confluence
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of the
Dordogne
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and the
Ouysse, 12 km from
Souillac and 8 km from
Rocamadour
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.
History
Inhabited since the time of the
Solutrean
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Detai ...
and
Magdalenian
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cultures of the
Paleolithic
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era.
Administration
Population
At the start of the 20th century, Lacave had 519 inhabitants "with just 27 concentrated in the main town".
[''Le Lot'' chapter ''Souillac et Lacave'' p.223 - Armand Viré - Réédition de l'ouvrage de 1907 - ]
See also
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Communes of the Lot department
The following is a list of the 312 communes of the Lot department of France
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References
Communes of Lot (department)
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