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Figeac
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Figeac (; ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Lot. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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Figeac is a commune in France, located in the Lot department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Figeac and the cantons of Figeac-Est, Figeac-Ouest, and Figeac-2. The town has a population of 10,544, comprising 4,694 males and 5,098 females. With an area of 35.16 square kilometers, Figeac shares borders with Béduer, Camboulit, Camburat, and Capdenac.
The commune is twinned with Bielefeld and Saint-Loubès. Its postal code is 46100, and it is situated at an elevation of 451 meters above sea level. Figeac is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Figeac
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,491
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Figeac
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Figeac - Vue du parvis de Notre-Dame du Puy.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A view of Figeac from the parvise of Notre-Dame-du-Puy church.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Figeac.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Figeac
- French commune.canton
- Figeac-1 and 2
- French commune.INSEE
- 46102
- French commune.postal code
- 46100
- French commune.mayor
- André Mellinger
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Grand-Figeac
- French commune.elevation m
- 225
- French commune.elevation min m
- 170
- French commune.elevation max m
- 451
- French commune.area km2
- 35.16
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Figeac
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Lot
- Population
- 9757
- Area
- 35.16
- Elevation
- 282
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Lissac-et-Mouret
- Official website
- www.ville-figeac.fr
- Image
- Figeac.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Figeac
- Commons category
- Figeac
- postal code
- 46100
- twinned administrative body
- Saint-Loubès
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Figeac
- Commons gallery
- Figeac
- male population
- 4694
- female population
- 5098
- P8168
- Petra Morzé
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-65-50-05-40
- fax number
- +33-5-65-50-02-33
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- Religious heritage
- L’église Saint-Sauveur
- L'église des Carmes
- L’église Notre-Dame-du-Puy
- Museums
- Musée Champollion
- La place des Écritures
- L'obélisque de Champollion
- Place Carnot
- Les Aiguilles
- Notable people
- Economy
- Media
- See also
- References
- External links
Figeac (; ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Lot. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
==Geography== Figeac is on the via Podiensis, a major medieval pilgrimage trail that is part of the Camino de Santiago network. Today, as a part of France's system of long-distance footpaths, it is known as the GR 65. Figeac station is a railway junction with connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Toulouse, Aurillac and Rodez.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Figeac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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