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Cahors | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Valentré bridge | |
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Location of Cahors  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°26′54″N 1°26′29″E / 44.4483°N 1.4414°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Cahors-1 Cahors-2 Cahors-3 |
| Intercommunality | Le Grand Cahors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure[1] |
| Area 1 | 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 19,630 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cadurciens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46042 /46000 |
| Elevation | 105–332 m (344–1,089 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
| 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. | |
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.[2]
- ↑ "Le Maire de Cahors" (in French). Ville de Cahors. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Cahors" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 18 May 2014.