Cajarc
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Commune of Cajarc Lot River at Cajarc |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 50' 37" E |
| Latitude | 44° 29' 11" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Cajarc |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Figeac-Cajarc |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Bouquié (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 140 m–394 m (avg. 160 m) |
| Land area¹ | 25.1 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,114 |
| - Density (1999) | 44/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46045/ 46160 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Cajarc is a village and commune in the French département of Lot; the surrounding canton also shares the name. It is a large village, with 1,160 inhabitants and a long, rich history. It is a tourist destination, both for cultural reasons and for the pleasant surrounding countryside.
Cajarc was the birthplace of playwright, novelist and screenwriter Françoise Sagan (1935 – 2004) born Françoise Quoirez.
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