Belmont-Bretenoux

Belmont-Bretenoux
Belmont-Bretenoux
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Belmont-Bretenoux
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	Coordinates: 44°53′27″N 1°52′50″E / 44.8908°N 1.8806°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Cère et Ségala
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Rodrigue
Area 1	6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population (2021)	405
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46024 /46130
Elevation	146–406 m (479–1,332 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.

Belmont-Bretenoux (French pronunciation: [bɛlmɔ̃ bʁətnu]; Occitan: Bèlmont) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Toponymy

The name Belmont is formed from the medieval terms bèl (beautiful) and mont (mountain).^[3] The current name dates from 1929.^[4]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Bazalgues, Gaston (2014). Les noms des communes du Parc. Les cahiers scientifiques du Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy, (in French). Vol. 1. p. 115.
^ Bazalgues, Gaston (2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy. Toponymie lotoise (in French). Gourdon: Éditions de la Bouriane et du Quercy. p. 127. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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