Carayac

Carayac
region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Causse et Vallées
Community association	Grand Figeac
Coordinates	44 ° 33 ' N , 1 ° 55' E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ' N , 1 ° 55' E
height	271-409 m
surface	6.87 km 2
Residents	101 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	46160
INSEE code	46056

Carayac is a French commune with 101 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Figeac and the canton of Causse et Vallées (until 2015: canton of Cajarc ).

According to Cassagne, the current name of the municipality is derived from the earlier name Cariacum ( Villa des Carius).

The inhabitants are called Carayacois and Carayacoises .

geography

Carayac is located about eleven kilometers southwest of Figeac in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Quercy on the southeastern edge of the department.

Carayac is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

	Béduer
Gréalou		Saint-Pierre-Toirac
Montbrun	Larroque-Toirac

Although the water emerges from the earth in several places, no running water crosses the area of the municipality.

history

Carayac was first mentioned under the name Cayrac or Cariac in a bull by Pope Eugene III. from 1146 in favor of Figeac Abbey . In 1326 the parish was merged and came under the monastery of Espagnac .

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 455 at the beginning of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 50 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1980s, before a growth phase set in that continues to this day persists.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	72	53	57	52	59	82	80	80	101

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish Church of Saint-Etienne

The construction of most of the current church means that it was built in the 11th century. The two chapels on the north and south sides were probably added in the 17th century. The bell tower was built around 1860, as evidenced by the date above its entrance. The church, in Romanesque style, consists of a single-nave nave , which ends with a flat apse , which is wider than the triumphal arch . The masonry of the 11th century consists entirely of rubble stones , carefully cut to size for the walls of the windows, doors and arches . Only the west facade of the bell tower is built with ashlar . The walls are embellished inside by painting the arches, double in the apse, single in the nave. Two pilasters optically separate the nave into two yokes . The height of the walls and their thinness suggest that the nave was once provided with a beamed ceiling. The apse is covered with a pyramidal dome . The two side chapels are provided with groined vaults.