Nuzéjouls

Nuzéjouls
Commune
Location of Nuzéjouls
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Coordinates: 44°32′23″N 1°22′50″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Causse et Bouriane
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cahors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Brigitte Dessertaine[1]
Area ^1	4.74 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	351
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46211 /46150
Elevation	149–309 m (489–1,014 ft) (avg. 229 m or 751 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nuzéjouls is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Toponymy

Nuzejouls is derived from the Latin nux, nucis and the gaulish for "clearing".[3]

Tourism

During the 1990s, the village was a center of camel breeding, which attracted many tourists at a regional level.

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Information board in the village

See also

• Communes of the Lot department