Cabrerets
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Cabrerets | |
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Location of Cabrerets  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°30′25″N 1°39′19″E / 44.5069°N 1.6553°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Causse et Vallées |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cahors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Laure Le Fourn[1] |
Area 1 | 43.38 km2 (16.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 222 |
| • Density | 5.12/km2 (13.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46040 /46330 |
| Elevation | 130–367 m (427–1,204 ft) (avg. 1,301 m or 4,268 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cabrerets (French pronunciation: [kabʁəʁɛ]; Languedocien: Crabairet) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.
The village of Cabrerets derives its name from cabre, meaning goat in the Occitan language.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 242 | — |
| 1975 | 236 | −0.36% |
| 1982 | 213 | −1.45% |
| 1990 | 191 | −1.35% |
| 1999 | 203 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 231 | +1.63% |
| 2012 | 224 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 229 | +0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Geography
The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Sagne and Célé, at the foot of the Rochecourbe cliffs. The village also forms part of the pilgrimage route for those travelling to Santiago de Compostela and is the final stop before Cahors.
