Cajarc
Cajarc is a commune in the Lot department, Occitania, France. It is a stopping place on the Via podiensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the river Lot, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the surrounding limestone plains (le causse). Its major cultural event is Africajarc, a four-day festival of contemporary African music and culture which runs in the last week of July each year; in 2008 it celebrated its tenth anniversary. • Illustration — View from Cajarc
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Cajarc is a commune in the Lot department, Occitania, France. It is a stopping place on the Via podiensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the river Lot, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the surrounding limestone plains (le causse). Its major cultural event is Africajarc, a four-day festival of contemporary African music and culture which runs in the last week of July each year; in 2008 it celebrated its tenth anniversary. • Illustration — View from Cajarc
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• Name — Cajarc • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Figeac • Canton — Causse et Vallées • Insee — 46045 • Postal Code — 46160 • Mayor — Jacques Viratelle • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Grand-Figeac • Elevation M — 160 • Elevation Min M — 140 • Elevation Max M — 394 • Area Km2 — 25.1
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Cajarc was the birthplace of playwright, novelist and screenwriter Françoise Sagan (1935–2004) born Françoise Quoirez. President of France Georges Pompidou was an MP for the area in the National Assembly.
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