Cahors | ||
Valentré bridge | ||
Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées | |
Department | Lot | |
Arrondissement | Cahors | |
Canton | Cahors-1 Cahors-2 Cahors-3 | |
Intercommunality | Le Grand Cahors | |
Mayor | Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure | |
Statistics | ||
Elevation | 105–332 m (344–1,089 ft) (avg. 122 m/400 ft) | |
Land area1 | 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) | |
Population2 | 19,630 (2014) | |
- Density | 271/km2 (700/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 46042/ 46000 | |
Website | www.mairie-cahors.fr | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Cahors (Occitan: Caors) is a commune in southwestern France. It is in Occitanie. Cahors is the prefecture (capital) of the Lot department. It is also the capital of 3 cantons: Cahors-1, Cahors-2 and Cahors-3.
Cahors was the capital of the old province of Quercy and the people of this city are known, in French, as cadurciens (women: cadurciennes). This name comes from the old name of the city, Carduca.
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