Caillac (French pronunciation: [kajak]; Occitan: Calhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
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 The church in Caillac | |
Location of Caillac  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°17′24″N 1°12′47″E / 44.29°N 01.2131°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Luzech |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cahors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | José Tillou[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 599 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46044 /46140 |
| Elevation | 100–271 m (328–889 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sites and monuments edit
- The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caillac was classified as a monument historique in 1979[3]
- Château Lagrézette, built during the Renaissance, stands in a vineyard and is the property of a famous French industrialist. It was classified as a monument historique in 1982.[4]
- Since 2006, an artificial lake has been built in the town centre to develop fishing as a leisure activity.
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View of the Château Lagrezette. -
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church.
Personalities linked to the commune edit
- General Joachim Ambert (1804-1890), born in Château Lagrézette on 8 February 1804.
- Alain-Dominique Perrin, businessman, owner of Château Lagrézette since 1980.
- Tony Blair, while prime minister of the UK, stayed in Château Lagrézette in 2002.[5]
- André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Église Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de La Grézette, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Melissa Kite, "Blair to face inquiry over holiday with tobacco boss"[dead link], The Daily Telegraph, 25 December 2004
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