Moissac ( French pronunciation: [mwasak] ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France . The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne . Route nationale N113 was constructed through the town and between Valence-d'Agen and Castelsarrasin . It is served by Moissac station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line.
10-516: Initially Moissac was part of the department of Lot . In 1808, Napoleon decreed the city be attached to the new department of Tarn-et-Garonne . It was the chief town of the district from 1800 to 1926. Moissac was heavily damaged in March 1930 by flooding of the Tarn, which devastated much of southwestern France. It was counted as a 100-year flood. One hundred twenty people were reported to have died in
20-574: A wide loop of the Lot River and is famous for its 14th-century bridge, the Pont Valentré . Figeac is a medieval town where Jean-François Champollion , the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics, was born, situated in the eastern part of Lot. Gourdon , a medieval hilltop town located in Lot's northwestern part, with a well preserved centre, comprises many prehistoric painted caves nearby, notably
30-493: Is Cahors ; its subprefectures are Figeac and Gourdon . Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the province of Quercy . In 1808 some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne . It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of Montauban . Lot
40-407: Is part of the region of Occitanie and is surrounded by the departments of Corrèze , Cantal , Aveyron , Tarn-et-Garonne , Lot-et-Garonne and Dordogne . It is named after the river Lot , which in its Occitan name is Olt . Cahors is the prefecture of the department, lying in its southwestern part: a medieval cathedral town known internationally for its production of Cahors wine , it lies in
50-652: Is the deliberative assembly of the Lot department in the region of Occitanie . It consists of 34 members ( general councilors ) from 17 cantons and its headquarters are in Cahors , capital of the department. The President of the General Council is Serge Rigal . The President of the Departmental Council is assisted by 10 vice-presidents chosen from among the departmental advisers. Each of them has
60-709: The Canal des deux mers (lit. canal of the two seas) connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea . Lot (department) Lot ( French pronunciation: [lɔt] ; Occitan : Òlt [ɔl]) is a department in the Occitanie region of France . Named after the Lot River , it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 174,094 in 2019. Its prefecture
70-712: The miscellaneous right . Since 2014, the President of the Departmental Council has been Serge Rigal, currently a member of La République En Marche! (REM). Lot elected the following members of the National Assembly during the 2017 legislative election : Lot is represented in the Senate by Angèle Préville (since 2017) and Jean-Claude Requier (since 2011). Departmental Council of Lot The Departmental Council of Lot ( French : Conseil départemental du Lot , Occitan : Conselh departamental de Òut )
80-619: The 11th-century building is the massive bell tower-porch, a sort of keep with a walkway, built for defensive purposes but whose top floor only dates from the end of the Gothic period. There are important waterways in Moissac: the Tarn flows through the centre of town, as does the Canal de Garonne (formerly Canal latéral à la Garonne), the extension of the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to Bordeaux . Together, these two canals are sometimes known as
90-617: The Grottes de Cougnac. The most populous commune is Cahors , the prefecture. As of 2019, there are seven communes with more than 3,000 inhabitants: The inhabitants of Lot are called Lotois and Lotoises in French. Population development since 1801: The Departmental Council of Lot has 34 seats. Since the 2015 departmental elections , 30 are controlled by the Socialist Party (PS) and its allies; four are controlled by
100-604: The city. In 2020, National Rally politician Romain Lopez was elected mayor. Moissac is known internationally for the artistic heritage preserved in the medieval Moissac Abbey . This church is a site on the World Heritage Site Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France . Saint-Pierre Church, former abbey church with the portal (1130), one of the masterpieces of Romanesque sculpture. All that remains of
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