Cambes (Lot)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Figeac-1 | |
| Community association | Grand Figeac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 37 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 236-365 m | |
| surface | 6.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 364 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46100 | |
| INSEE code | 46051 | |
 View of the center of Cambes |
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Cambes is a French commune with 364 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Figeac and the canton Figeac-1 (until 2015: canton Livernon ).
According to Cassagne, the current name of the municipality is derived from the Gallic cambo ( German curve ).
The inhabitants are called Cambois and Camboises .
geography
Cambes is located about eight kilometers west of Figeac in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Quercy .
The territory of the municipality is located in the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park .
Cambes is surrounded by the six neighboring municipalities:
| Reyrevignes | Fons | |
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Lissac-et-Mouret |
| Boussac | Camboulite |
The Ruisseau des Bormes crosses the territory of the municipality before leaving the surface near the hamlet of Le Pournel.
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 420 at the beginning of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community decreased to around 215 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1940s, before a growth phase set in, which was short Stagnation phase in the 1970s continues to this day.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 253 | 247 | 194 | 229 | 258 | 286 | 349 | 319 | 364 |
Attractions
Parish Church of Saint-Maurice
The parish was founded in 1146 as property of the abbey mentions of Figeac. Most of the current church is undoubtedly from the late 12th or early 13th century. Two side chapels were added at the end of the 15th or the beginning of the 16th century on both sides of the yoke of the nave that adjoins the choir . In the 19th century, these side chapels were lengthened by a yoke so that they were converted into side aisles . As the years on the keystones of the vault show, this was done in 1842 for the southern chapel and in 1848 for the northern chapel. In the same period, the west facade was rebuilt according to the taste of the time in the classical style and the top part of the bell tower was renovated.
The nave of the church has a single nave and is three bays long and terminated with a flat apse . In the east wall of the apse, under the current window, the lower part of the original and now walled-up window located in the longitudinal axis can be seen. The longhouse and choir have a barrel vault , the two side chapels are vaulted with ribbed vaults. The bell tower rises above the yoke that adjoins the choir. The north and south walls are enlivened inside by three blind arcades . The capitals of the nave are decorated with a simple decoration in the form of stylized leaves. The fighters in the side chapels are decorated with human heads. Their keystones carry a blessing hand or four heads that form a cross.
Dolmen Pierre Levée
It is a megalith from the Neolithic Age , which is characterized by its dimensions, its architectural elements and their good state of preservation. Of the burial chamber, only the rear boulder and the left bearing stone are visible. The dolmen fits into a burial mound , which with its 2.50 meters high and 24 meters diameter has rarely encountered dimensions. The archaeological site is on private property and has been registered as a Monument historique since February 29, 2012 .
Economy and Infrastructure
Blue cheese Bleu des Causses
Rocamadour cheese
Cambes is in the AOC zones for the blue cheese Bleu des Causses and Rocamadour , a cheese made from goat's milk .
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education
The community has a public preschool and elementary school.
traffic
Cambes can be reached via routes départementales 21, 48 and 802.
A line of the TER Occitanie , a regional train of the national SNCF , serves the route from Brive-la-Gaillarde to Figeac , which crosses the area of the municipality in the extreme north. The previous stop in the hamlet of Le Pournel is closed. The nearest train station is in Figeac.
A SNCF bus line that connects Rocamadour with Figeac also has a stop in the center of the municipality.
Web links
- Website of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park (French)
- Information about the blue cheese Bleu des Causses (French)
- Information about the Rocamadour cheese (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Jean-Marie Cassagne: Villes et Villages en pays lotois ( fr ) Tertium éditions. S. 58. 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ↑ Lot ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Aire urbaine de Figeac (223) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Cambes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ↑ Notice Communale Cambes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Cambes (46051) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Maurice ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . August 19, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Site archéologique du dolmen de Pierre Levée ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . October 13, 2015. Accessed June 13, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Cambes (46051) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Massif Central Ferroviaire: Inventaire ( fr ) Massif Central Ferroviaire. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2019.