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thumb|upright=.8|Town hall Bretenoux (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. The old town, a bastide, is laid out on a grid and has houses dating from the 13th to the 16th century.

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Bretenoux is a commune in France, situated within the Lot department and the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bretenoux and is located in the arrondissement of Figeac. The town borders the communes of Biars-sur-Cère, Cornac, Girac, and Glanes. Its postal code is 46130, and it falls under the electoral district of the canton of Cère et Ségala.

The commune covers an area of 5.69 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,468 residents and another citing 1,346. Where specified, the population consists of 629 males and 727 females. Elevation data also differs, with one source recording 245 meters above sea level and another listing 139 meters. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.

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Place details

Locality
Bretenoux
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
1,346
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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PM2.5
8.6 µg/m³
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14.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Bretenoux
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.arrondissement
Figeac
French commune.canton
Cère et Ségala
French commune.INSEE
46038
French commune.postal code
46130
French commune.mayor
Pierre Moles
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
136
French commune.elevation min m
129
French commune.elevation max m
245
French commune.area km2
5.69

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bretenoux
Country
France
Population
1468
Area
5.69
Elevation
147
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Saint-Michel-Loubéjou
Official website
www.bretenoux.fr
Image
Bretenoux place des Consuls (9).JPG
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Commons category
Bretenoux
postal code
46130
associated electoral district
canton of Cère et Ségala
male population
629
female population
727
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-65-10-99-99
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Local culture and heritage
  • Notable buildings
  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=.8|Town hall Bretenoux (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. The old town, a bastide, is laid out on a grid and has houses dating from the 13th to the 16th century.

==Location== Bretenoux is located north of the River Lot, near the border with the Corrèze department, in the Dordogne Valley, and Bretenoux is attached to the town of Biars-sur-Cère. It is watered by the rivers Cère and Le Mamoul. The D940 and D803 national roads run through it.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bretenoux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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