Cajarc

Cajarc
Lot River at Cajarc
Lot River at Cajarc
Coat of arms of Cajarc
Location of Cajarc
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Cajarc is located in France
Cajarc
Cajarc
Cajarc is located in Occitanie
Cajarc
Cajarc
Coordinates: 44°29′11″N 1°50′37″E / 44.4864°N 1.8436°E / 44.4864; 1.8436
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementFigeac
CantonCausse et Vallées
IntercommunalityGrand-Figeac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Viratelle[1]
Area
1
25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,119
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46045 /46160
Elevation140–394 m (459–1,293 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cajarc (French pronunciation: [kaʒaʁ]) is a commune in the Lot department, Occitania, France.

It is a stopping place on the Via podiensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the river Lot, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the surrounding limestone plains (le causse). Its major cultural event is Africajarc, a four-day festival of contemporary African music and culture which runs in the last week of July each year; in 2008 it celebrated its tenth anniversary.

View from Cajarc

Notable people

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Cajarc was the birthplace of playwright, novelist and screenwriter Françoise Sagan (1935–2004) born Françoise Quoirez.

President of France Georges Pompidou was an MP for the area in the National Assembly.

See also

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Monument to the dead

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.