Montvalent

Montvalent
Montvalent
Commune
	The town hall in Montvalent
	Location of Montvalent
	Montvalent Location within France Montvalent Location within Occitanie
	Coordinates: 44°52′56″N 1°37′09″E / 44.8822°N 1.6192°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Martel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guilhem Cledel
Area 1	27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Highest elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Lowest elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2023)	314
• Density	11.4/km2 (29.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46208 /46600
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Montvalent is located in the north of the Lot. It is situated on the D840 between the towns of Martel and Gramat. The commune is in the valley of the river Dordogne, and is easily reached from the autoroute A20 (Junctions 54, Martel or 55, Souillac).

Demography

The inhabitants of Montvalent are known as Montvalentais in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	212	—
1975	214	+0.13%
1982	197	−1.18%
1990	233	+2.12%
1999	267	+1.52%
2007	302	+1.55%
2012	300	−0.13%
2017	286	−0.95%
2023	314	+1.57%
Source: INSEE

Places and monuments

At the bottom of the cliffs below the village of Montvalent, the underground river from the Gouffre de Padirac resurfaces near the Dordogne.

Montvalent is just 10 minutes by car to the famous pilgrimage site of Rocamadour and pilgrims often stopped in the village on their way.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE