Cahors - Definition and Overview

Cahors is a town and commune in western France, in the Lot département. The name is probably most famous as a label for an AOC region of French wine.

• Location : 44°27' N, 1°26' E
• Altitude : 130 m
• Area : 65 km²
• Population : 20 003 habitants

Cahors has had a rich history since Celtic times, and has remained economically important until the present.

Sights

Valentré bridge

• The Valentré Bridge, which is the symbol of the town, was begun in 1308 and completed in 1378. A legend holds that the architect had a pact with the devil to help complete it. When the bridge was restored in 1879, the architect Paul Gout made reference to this by placing a small sculpture of the devil at the summit of one of the towers.

• Saint-Barthélémy Church, which dates from the 14th century.

External links

• The official English language site of Cahors (http://www.mairie-cahors.fr/anglais/)
• The official site of the town. (http://www.mairie-cahors.fr/)
• Cahors (http://www.quercy.net/quercy/cahors/) on quercy.net (http://www.quercy.net/)

Sources

This article has been selectively plagiarised from the article in French Wikipedia which is more complete.