Marminiac

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Marminiac
Marminiac (France)
Marminiac
region Occitania
Department Lot
Arrondissement Gourdon
Canton Gourdon
Community association Cazals-Salviac
Coordinates 44 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E
height 177–343 m
surface 22.88 km 2
Residents 361 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 46250
INSEE code
Website http://www.marminiac.fr/

City Hall (Mairie) of Marminiac

Marminiac is a southern French municipality with 361 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

Marminiac is located about 31 kilometers northwest of Cahors in the Quercy region - or more precisely the Bouriane - in the heart of the Périgord noir . Marminiac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Campagnac-lès-Quercy in the north, Salviac in the east, Cazals in the south and south-east, Montcléra in the south, Saint-Caprais in the south-west, Villefranche-du-Périgord in the west and south-west and Besse in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 530 460 385 368 307 318 358 371
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 13th century Saint Vincent church
  • So-called English tower from the 13th century, partially destroyed in the Hundred Years War, later rebuilt
  • Roquecave Castle from the 17th century
  • Bonafous castle from the 15th century

Web links

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