Capdenac
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Capdenac | |
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 The town hall in Capdenac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Capdenac  | |
  Capdenac  Capdenac | |
| Coordinates: 44°34′54″N 2°04′12″E / 44.5817°N 2.07°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Figeac-2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand-Figeac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Batherosse[1] |
Area 1 | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,070 |
| • Density | 98.2/km2 (254/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46055 /46100 |
| Elevation | 155–369 m (509–1,211 ft) (avg. 298 m or 978 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Capdenac (French pronunciation: [kapdənak]) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. At one time Capdenac was thought to be identifiable as the Gaulish settlement of Uxellodunum which was besieged by Julius Caesar,[3] but this theory has been discredited.[4]
The old village of Capdenac is situated on a hill on a ridge which forces a large meander in the river Lot. It is directly west, across the river from the main town of Capdenac-Gare. To the south of Capdenac-Gare is the area of Massip, which is the location of a convent.
