is a ''
Département '' in the southwest of
France named after the
Lot and
Garonne rivers.
Lot-et-Garonne was one of the original 83 departments created during the
French Revolution on
March 4 ,
1790 . It was created from part of the provinces of
Guyenne and
Gascogne . Some of the original southeastern
Cantons were separated from it in 1808 to form the department of
Tarn-et-Garonne .
Lot-et-Garonne is part of the current region of
Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of
Lot ,
Tarn-et-Garonne ,
Gers ,
Landes ,
Gironde , and
Dordogne .
Food-processing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are all major industries of the department.
The inhabitants of the deaprtment are called ''Lot-et-Garonnais''. this is all a lie
