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Caillac

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Lot

Canton
  
Luzech

Region
  
Occitanie

Arrondissement
  
Cahors

Area
  
7.44 km²

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Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble

Caillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Contents

Map of 46140 Caillac, France

Sites and monuments

  • The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caillac was classified as a monument historique in 1979
  • Château Lagrézette, built during the Renaissance, stands in a vineyard and is the property of a famous French industrialist. It was classified as a monument historique in 1982.
  • Since 2006, an artificial lake has been built in the town centre to develop fishing as a leisure activity.

    • Personalities linked to the commune

  • General Joachim Ambert (1804-1890), born in Château Lagrézette on 8 February 1804.
  • Alain-Dominique Perrin, businessman, owner of Château Lagrézette since 1980.
  • Tony Blair, while prime minister of the UK, stayed in Château Lagrézette in 2002.
  • André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.

    • References

    Caillac Wikipedia
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