Caillac
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The church in Caillac
The church in Caillac
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Lot |
Arrondissement | Cahors |
Canton | Luzech |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble |
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• Mayor (2014–2020) | José Tillou |
Area1 | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 592 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Caillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Sites and monuments
- The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caillac was classified as a monument historique in 1979[1]
- 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.[2]
- 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.
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Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church.
Personalities linked to the commune
- 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.[3]
- André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.
See also
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References
- ↑ Ministry of Culture: Église Saint-Pierre (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture: Château de La Grézette (French)
- ↑ Melissa Kite, "Blair to face inquiry over holiday with tobacco boss", The Daily Telegraph, 25 December 2004
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