Cahors
Cahors (Occitan: Caors) is a commune in southwestern France. It is in Occitanie. Cahors is the prefecture (capital) of the Lot department. It is also the capital of 3 cantons: Cahors-1, Cahors-2 and Cahors-3.
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Prefecture and commune | |
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| Coordinates: 44°26′54″N 1°26′29″E / 44.4483°N 1.4414°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Cahors-1 Cahors-2 Cahors-3 |
| Intercommunality | Le Grand Cahors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure[1] |
| Area 1 | 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 19,630 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cadurciens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46042 /46000 |
| Elevation | 105–332 m (344–1,089 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
| 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. | |
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.[2]
History
changeCahors is an 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
changeCahors 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).[3]
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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.
Climate
changeThe climate of Cahors, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with temperate summers.
Population
changeWith a population of 19,630,[4] Cahors has a population density of 271 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Cahors
Cahors forms, together with the commune Pradines, the urban area of Cahors, with a population of 23,090 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi).[5] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Cahors, formed by 44 communes with a population of 44,255 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 712.9 km2 (275.3 sq mi).[6]
Administration
changeCahors is the prefecture of the Lot department, the capital of the arrondissement of Cahors and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the Cahors-1, Cahors-2 and Cahors-3 cantons.
It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Cahors (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors).
Places of interest
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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.[7]
- 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
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Hôtel de ville (City hall) -
Cahors cathedral -
Arc de Diane -
Cahors from Mont Saint-Cyr
References
change- ↑ "Le Maire de Cahors" (in French). Ville de Cahors. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Cahors" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Cahors". Map-France.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Unité urbaine de Cahors (46401)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Aire urbaine de Cahors (162)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Valentré Bridge (Cahors, 1350)" (in French). Structurae - International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
Related pages
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- Ville de Cahors - Official website (in French)
- Office de Tourisme de Grand Cahors Archived 2020-12-18 at the Wayback Machine (in English: Grand Cahors Tourist Office Archived 2014-06-08 at the Wayback Machine) (in French)