Cabrerets
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Commune of Cabrerets |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Lauzès |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Lot-Célé |
| Mayor | Alain Moncelon (2004-2008) |
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| Elevation | 130 m–367 m (avg. 1,301 m) |
| Land area¹ | 43.38 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
203 |
| - Density | 4/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 46040/ 46330 |
| 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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Cabrerets is a commune in the French département of Lot.
The village of Cabrerets derives its name from cabre, meaning goat in the Occitan language.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Sagne and Célé, at the foot of the Rochecourbe cliffs. The village also forms part of the pilgrimage route for those travelling to Santiago de Compostella and is the final stop before Cahors.
[edit] History
The overhanging cliffs that dominate the town are home to a ruined castle, built by the English and also known as the château du diable ("devil's castle"). The castle was first mentioned in a document dating from 1259, and was the medieval home of the lords of Barsac.
In 1380, during the Hundred Years' War, it fell into the hands of a force from Aquitaine controlled by the English. It was liberated ten years later by Jean d'Hébrard, lord of Saint-Sulpice, who subsequently ordered its demolition.
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