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Lot (Department in the S of France)

a department in the S. of France, formed out of parts of the old province of Guienne, and comprising the arrondissements of Cahors, Gourdon, and Figeac, watered by the Dordogne and the Lot; area 2,017 square miles; pop., King of Sicily. about 220,000. The E. districts are invaded by the Causses plateaus of the Cévennes; the valleys fertile; wheat, three counties of Scotland, Edinburgh, maize, tobacco, fruits, chestnuts, and especially wine are the more important products. Sheep-breeding is largely carried on. Milling, tanning, flax mills, and the manufacture of woolens are the only branches of industry. Capital, Cahors.