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Caillac

Coordinates: 44°17′24″N 1°12′47″E / 44.29°N 01.2131°E / 44.29; 01.2131
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Caillac
The church in Caillac
The church in Caillac
Location of Caillac
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Caillac is located in France
Caillac
Caillac
Caillac is located in Occitanie
Caillac
Caillac
Coordinates: 44°17′24″N 1°12′47″E / 44.29°N 01.2131°E / 44.29; 01.2131
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementCahors
CantonLuzech
IntercommunalityCA Grand Cahors
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) José Tillou[1]
Area
1
7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
599
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46044 /46140
Elevation100–271 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.

Caillac (French pronunciation: [kajak]; Occitan: Calhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Sites and monuments

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  • 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.

Personalities linked to the commune

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See also

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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.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Église Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de La Grézette, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Melissa Kite, "Blair to face inquiry over holiday with tobacco boss"[dead link], The Daily Telegraph, 25 December 2004