Labastide-Murat

Labastide -Murat, until 1852 Labastide- Fortunière, is a commune in the department of Lot in the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is the capital of the canton Labastide- Murat in Gourdon arrondissement. The municipality has 674 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) with an area of ​​27.27 km ². The municipality is part of the Regional Natural Park Causses du Quercy. There is also the park administration. The municipal area of the river Vers West of the town originates runs the Autoroute A20 (L' Occitane ), the junction 56 connects the city with the trunk road network in France.

Demographics

Partnership

Partner Municipality of Labastide -Murat is Tolentino in Italy's Marche region.

Born in the city

  • Joachim Murat (1767-1815), Napoleon's brother in law, as Joachim I 1808-1815 King of Naples, after the town was renamed in 1852
  • Antoinette Murat (1793-1847), French Hereditary Princess and from 1831 until her death, Princess of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen
Arrondissement of Gourdon Cantons of France Postal codes in France A20 autoroute Baladou Carennac Cazillac Cuzance Floirac (Lot) Gignac (Lot) Gourdon (Lot) Gramat Martel (Lot) Montvalent Rocamadour Souillac, Lot Vayrac
494126
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