Caillac
Commune in Occitania, France
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Caillac (French pronunciation: [kajak]; Occitan: Calhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
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The church in Caillac | |
 Location of Caillac | |
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| Coordinates: 44°17′24″N 1°12′47″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Luzech |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cahors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | José Tillou[1] |
Area 1 | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 581 |
| • Density | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Sites and monuments
- 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.
View of the Château Lagrezette.
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.[5]
- André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.
See also
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