Larroque-Toirac
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Commune of Larroque-Toirac |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Lot |
Arrondissement | Figeac |
Canton | Cajarc |
Mayor | Jean-Claude Pages (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 160 m (avg.) |
Land area¹ | 6.56 km² |
Population² (1999) |
135 |
- Density | 20.6/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 46157/ 46160 |
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. | |
Larroque-Toirac is a village and commune in the French département of Lot. Overlooked by a medieval castle, the village lies halfway between Figeac and Cajarc in the valley of the Lot River.
The castle (Château de Larroque-Toirac) was built in the 12th century and improved over the following 300 years. It is now a popular tourist attraction.