Gagnac-sur-Cère
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Cère et Ségala | |
| Community association | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 56 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
| height | 218-332 m | |
| surface | 12.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 671 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46130 | |
| INSEE code | 46117 | |
 District of Le Port de Gagnac |
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Gagnac-sur-Cère (until 1801 still with the spelling Gaignac ) is a French commune with 671 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitania region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Figeac and the municipality of Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne .
geography
The community is located about 45 kilometers south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde on the lower reaches of the Cère River on the south-western edge of the Massif Central . Neighboring municipalities are Altillac in the north, Cahus in the northeast, Laval-de-Cère in the east, Estal in the southeast, Cornac and Glanes in the south and Biars-sur-Cère in the west.
The districts of Le Port de Gagnac, Lavergne, La Raufie, La Bénéfie, Les Champs de Moé, Le Moulicou, La Teulière and Lavaur belong to the municipality of Gagnac-sur-Cère .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 649 | 654 | 643 | 664 | 611 | 663 | 730 | 671 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Church of St. Martin from the 17th century
- Cemetery chapel as a remnant of the previous parish church of Notre-Dame de la Bessonie
- small castle in the district of La Roufie from the 17th century
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 24 farms in the municipality (cultivation of grain, fruit and shrubbery, breeding of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry).
The D14 trunk road from Biars-sur-Cère to Laval-de-Cère runs through the municipality of Gagnac-sur -Cère . There is a connection to the A 20 autoroute near Souillac , 40 kilometers to the west . The station in Biars-sur-Cère, three kilometers away, is on the Souillac – Viescamp-sous-Jallès railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Gagnac-sur-Cère on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Gagnac-sur-Cère on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
