Fast Facts
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Area
64.72 km²
Population
23,003 |
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Genernal Information
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Cahors (Occitan: Caors) is the principal town and commune in south west France capital of the Lot département. Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or almost island. Today it is perhaps best known as the centre of the famous AOC 'black' wine known since the middle ages and exported from Bordeaux, long before that region had developed its own viticulture industry. |
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Sights
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The Valentré Bridge, the symbol of the town. It begun in 1308 and completed in 1378. The legend associated with this bridge is one of the most fully realized of all Devil's Bridge legends, with a carefully developed plot, complex characters, and a surprising dénouement. When the bridge was restored in 1879, the architect Paul Gout made reference to this by placing a small sculpture of the devil at the summit of one of the towers.
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Cathédrale Saint-Étienne, a national monument.
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Saint-Barthélémy Church, which dates from the 14th century.
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Maison Henri IV or Hôtel de Roaldès (15th century).
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Daurade quarter with:
Maison Hérétié (14th-16th centuries)
Maison Dolive (17th century)
Maison du Bourreau (13th century)
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The barbican that once defended the Barre Gate.
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Tour des pendus.
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Palais Duèze.
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Tower of Pope John XXII.
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Collège Pélegry.
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Cloister
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Arc de Diane, a relic of ancient Roman baths. |
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