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Cajarc
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Cajarc |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Figeac-Cajarc |
| Mayor | Jacques Borzo (2008–2013) |
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| Elevation | 140–394 m (460–1,293 ft) (avg. 160 m/520 ft) |
| Land area1 | 25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,114 (1999) |
| - Density | 44 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46045/ 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Cajarc is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
It is a stopping place on the Via podensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the Lot River, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the surrounding limestone plains (le causse). Its major cultural event is Africajarc, a four-day festival of contemporary African music and culture which runs in the last week of July each year; in 2008 it celebrated its tenth anniversary.
Cajarc was the birthplace of playwright, novelist and screenwriter Françoise Sagan (1935–2004) born Françoise Quoirez.