Cazals (Lot)
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Lot | |
Arrondissement | Gourdon | |
Canton | Gourdon | |
Community association | Cazals-Salviac | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 39 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E | |
height | 157-324 m | |
surface | 10.57 km 2 | |
Residents | 625 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 46250 | |
INSEE code | 46066 | |
Website | http://www.commune-cazals.fr/ | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Cazals |
Cazals is a southern French municipality with 625 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 Gourdon (until 2017: Arrondissement Cahors ) and the canton of Gourdon (until 2015: Canton of Cazals ).
location
Cazals is located about 28 kilometers northwest of Cahors in the Quercy region , more precisely the Bouriane in the heart of the Périgord noir . Cazals is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marminiac in the north and west, Salviac in the northeast, Gindou in the east and Montcléra in the south.
history
The Bastide of Cazals was founded in 1316.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 436 | 449 | 458 | 472 | 538 | 576 | 640 | 613 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Cazals Castle, Monument historique since 1994
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church in Ginolhac, rebuilt between 1890 and 1895
- Chapel, built between 1873 and 1875
- Hotel de Salviac in Vielcastel
- Hôtel Le Juge Lavaur , refuge for Protestants during the Wars of Religion
Web links
Commons : Cazals - collection of images, videos and audio files