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Cahors
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Cahors | |
| Mayor | Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure (PS) (2014-2020) | |
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| Elevation | 105–332 m (344–1,089 ft) (avg. 122 m/400 ft) | |
| Land area1 | 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 20,224 (2011) | |
| - Density | 279/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46042/ 46000 | |
| Website | www.mairie-cahors.fr | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Cahors (Occitan: Caors) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Midi-Pyrénées, it is the prefecture (capital) of the Lot department. It is also the capital of 3 cantons: Cahors-Nord-Est, Cahors-Nord-Ouest and Cahors-Sud.
Cahors was the capital of the old province of Quercy and the people of this city are known, in French, as cadurciens (women: cadurciennes); this name comes from the old name of the city, Carduca.[1]
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History
Cahors is a very ancient town. The people that inhabited the area at the time of the Roman conquest were called Carduci and so the Romans named the town as Divona or Divona Cadurcorum, "Divona of the Cadurci"; Divona was a source of water, now called "fontaine des Chartreux". The word Cahors comes from Cadurcorum.
Geography
Cahors is located in the southwest of France, in the old province of Quercy, in the valley of the Lot river, and is found in a peninsula (French: presqu'île) formed by an U-shaped meander of that river which gives its name to the department.
It has an area of 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) and its average altitude is 219 m (719 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 122 m (400 ft).[2]
With a population of 20,224,[3] its population density is of 279 inhabitants/km2.
The commune is at 115 km (71 mi) north of Toulouse and is surrounded by the communes Mercuès, Calamane, Pradines, Arcambal, Lamagdelaine, Laroque-des-Arcs, Trespoux-Rassiels, Labastide-Marnhac, Le Montat and Flaujac-Poujols.
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Mercuès | Calamane | Laroque-des-Arcs |
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| Trespoux-Rassiels | Labastide-Marnhac and Le Montat | Flaujac-Poujols |
Places of interest
Some places of interest are:
- Pont Valentré (Valentré Bridge, Occitan: Pont de Balandras), a symbol of the town across the Lot river. It was built between 1308 and 1378.[4]
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors (Cahors Cathedral), a national monument in France.
- Arc de Diane (Diane's Arch), remains of Roman baths.
- Saint-Barthélémy Church (14th century).
- Maison Henri IV or Hôtel de Roaldès (15th century).
Gallery
Hôtel de ville (City hall)
Cahors cathedral
Arc de Diane
Cahors from Mont Saint-Cyr
References
- ↑ "Cahors" (in French). habitants.fr. http://www.habitants.fr/habitants_cahors_46042.html. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Cahors". Map-France.com. http://www.map-france.com/Cahors-46000/. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2011 de la commune - 46042-Cahors" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/commune.asp?annee=2011&depcom=46042. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Valentré Bridge (Cahors, 1350)" (in French). Structurae - International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering. http://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000635. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Lot department
Other websites
- (French) Ville de Cahors - Official website
- (French) Office de Tourisme de Grand Cahors (in English: Grand Cahors Tourist Office)
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