GITES, VILLAS AND COTTAGES FOR SALE IN LOT MIDI PYRENEES FRANCE | Villas and Cottages to Buy in Lot | Search the Buy-in-France property directory for villas, houses and gites in Lot, France. Lot is a magnificent, rural department situated in the north of the Midi-Pyrenees region, southwestern France, named after the Lot River. It is surrounded by the departments of Correze, Cantal, Aveyron, Dordogne, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne. The beautiful scenery and multitude of outdoor activities throughout the year (such as Kayaking, canoeing, sailing and other water-sport acitivities) attracts many sports enthusiasts to invest in the region. The department is perhaps best known for its picturesque landscape, vineyards at Cahors and its rivers.The picturesque towns of Rocamadour, the Gouffre de Padirac , the Causses du Quercy Regional Natural Park, and the animal park at Gramat are also important aspects of the department. The village of Figeac offers a wide range of shops and fine restaurants.