Reilhac, Lot

Commune in Occitania, France

Location of Reilhac

(2020–2026) Christian Carbonnel^[1]Area

12.98 km² (5.01 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

171 • Density13/km² (34/sq mi)DemonymReilhacoisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

46235 /46500

Elevation312–396 m (1,024–1,299 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Reilhac (French pronunciation: [ʁɛjak]; Occitan: Relhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in the Gramat Causse, the largest and wildest of the four Quercy causses.

Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, no permanent watercourse is listed in the commune. Included in the Dordogne basin, the commune has a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 site (the “central zone of the Causse de Gramat”) and a natural area of ecological, fauna, and flora interest.

Reilhac is a rural commune that will have 171 inhabitants in 2021 after experiencing a population peak of 449 inhabitants in 1806. It is part of the Gramat catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Reilhacois or Reilhacoises.

The inhabitants of Reilhac are the Reilhacois and the Reilhacoises.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.