Gourdon, Lot
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Gourdon
|native name = {{native name|oc|Gordon}}
|commune status = Subprefecture and commune
|image = Town hall of Gourdon.jpg
|caption = Gourdon Town Hall
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Gourdon (Lot).svg
|arrondissement = Gourdon
|canton = Gourdon
|INSEE = 46127
|postal code = 46300
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality =
|coordinates = {{coord|44.7371|1.3825|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 263
|elevation min m = 130
|elevation max m = 323
|area km2 = 45.52
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Gourdon ({{IPA|fr|ɡuʁdɔ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Gordon}}) is a subprefecture of the Lot department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 3,981.
The small town, not far from Rocamadour, is situated close to the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Gourdon has a rich prehistoric past, that can still be seen today through a high concentration of prehistoric sites. It is the capital of the Bouriane, the natural region part of the Quercy, which extends up to the river Dordogne and neighbours the Périgord.
Geography
The town lies in the middle of the commune, above the right bank of the Bléou, a stream tributary of the Céou, which forms most of the commune's southern border. Gourdon station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors and Toulouse.
=Climate=
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Gourdon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present)
|Jan record high C = 19.9
|Feb record high C = 25.2
|Mar record high C = 27.5
|Apr record high C = 31.3
|May record high C = 33.1
|Jun record high C = 40.7
|Jul record high C = 40.7
|Aug record high C = 41.8
|Sep record high C = 36.8
|Oct record high C = 33.1
|Nov record high C = 24.5
|Dec record high C = 19.4
|Jan record low C = -19.0
|Feb record low C = -14.2
|Mar record low C = -12.8
|Apr record low C = -4.8
|May record low C = -1.4
|Jun record low C = 1.8
|Jul record low C = 5.7
|Aug record low C = 3.8
|Sep record low C = 0.6
|Oct record low C = -4.7
|Nov record low C = -9.0
|Dec record low C = -13.2
|Jan high C = 9.0
|Feb high C = 10.8
|Mar high C = 14.8
|Apr high C = 17.7
|May high C = 21.5
|Jun high C = 25.2
|Jul high C = 27.6
|Aug high C = 27.8
|Sep high C = 23.7
|Oct high C = 18.9
|Nov high C = 12.6
|Dec high C = 9.5
| year high C = 18.3
|Jan mean C = 5.5
|Feb mean C = 6.2
|Mar mean C = 9.5
|Apr mean C = 12.0
|May mean C = 15.6
|Jun mean C = 19.0
|Jul mean C = 21.0
|Aug mean C = 21.2
|Sep mean C = 17.6
|Oct mean C = 14.1
|Nov mean C = 8.8
|Dec mean C = 6.1
| year mean C = 13.1
|Jan low C = 2.0
|Feb low C = 1.7
|Mar low C = 4.2
|Apr low C = 6.4
|May low C = 9.6
|Jun low C = 12.8
|Jul low C = 14.5
|Aug low C = 14.5
|Sep low C = 11.4
|Oct low C = 9.3
|Nov low C = 5.0
|Dec low C = 2.6
| year low C = 7.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 64.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 50.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 61.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 82.6
|May precipitation mm = 82.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 76.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 54.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 63.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 73.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 70.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 76.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 67.2
|year precipitation mm = 823.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 10.7
| Feb precipitation days = 9.1
| Mar precipitation days = 10.2
| Apr precipitation days = 11.2
| May precipitation days = 11.1
| Jun precipitation days = 8.7
| Jul precipitation days = 6.7
| Aug precipitation days = 7.7
| Sep precipitation days = 8.9
| Oct precipitation days = 10.0
| Nov precipitation days = 11.4
| Dec precipitation days = 11.0
| year precipitation days =116.8
|Jan sun = 92.0
|Feb sun = 119.7
|Mar sun = 169.5
|Apr sun = 180.5
|May sun = 213.6
|Jun sun = 241.8
|Jul sun = 264.7
|Aug sun = 252.1
|Sep sun = 208.6
|Oct sun = 148.6
|Nov sun = 95.2
|Dec sun = 90.0
|year sun = 2076.0
|Jan snow days = 2.3
|Feb snow days = 2.2
|Mar snow days = 1.6
|Apr snow days = 0.8
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.0
|Dec snow days = 1.9
|year snow days = 9.9
|Jan humidity = 84
|Feb humidity = 78
|Mar humidity = 74
|Apr humidity = 70
|May humidity = 73
|Jun humidity = 73
|Jul humidity = 70
|Aug humidity = 73
|Sep humidity = 76
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 84
|Dec humidity = 85
|year humidity = 76.8
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=46127001
|title=Normales et records pour Gourdon (46)
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=14 December 2024}}
|source 2 = Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990){{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190100/http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07535-gourdon.html
| archive-date = March 4, 2016
| url = http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07535-gourdon.html
| title = Normes et records 1961-1990: Gourdon (46) - altitude 259m
| language = fr
| publisher = Infoclimat
| access-date = January 8, 2016}}
}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-46127#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |4803
|1975 |4728
|1982 |4899
|1990 |4851
|1999 |4882
|2007 |4636
|2012 |4406
|2017 |4094
}}
Monuments
Gourdon la mairie.jpg|Town Hall
St Pierre de Gourdon (Lot) Façace.jpg|St. Peter Church facade
St Pierre de Gourdon (Lot) Vitraux de la nef.jpg|St. Peter Church interior
See also
{{Commons category|Gourdon (Lot)|Gourdon, Lot}}
{{Lot communes}}
References
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Category:Communes of Lot (department)
Category:Subprefectures in France
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