Béduer
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Commune of Béduer |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Figeac-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Figeac-Cajarc |
| Mayor | Gabriel Soursou (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 176 m–405 m (avg. 260 m) |
| Land area¹ | 24.78 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
623 |
| - Density | 25/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 46021/ 46100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Béduer is a commune in the French département of Lot.
[edit] Pilgrimage
Béduer is situated on the Via Podiensis route that is followed by those making the pilgimage to Santiago de Compostella and so receives pilgrims arriving from the town of Figeac.
From Béduer pilgrims continue on either to the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church at Gréalou, reaching the Lot River at Cajarc, or follow the course of the River Célé to its confluence with the Lot, passing by the convent at Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie.
[edit] History
The town was formerly owned by the Lostanges family. Its control of the land between the Lot and Célé rivers put it on a par with the Abbey at Figeac.
[edit] Monuments
The Château des Barasc, situated on a ridge dates from the 12th century and has been successively renovated over the ages. It was home to the Barasc family, one of whom, Gerald V, was bishop of Cahors between 1237 and 1250.
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