Mercuès
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Cahors-1 | |
| Community association | Grand Cahors | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 30 ′ N , 1 ° 23 ′ E | |
| height | 101-303 m | |
| surface | 7.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,116 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 154 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46090 | |
| INSEE code | 46191 | |
| Website | http://www.mercues.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Mercuès |
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Mercuès ( identical in Occitan ) is a French commune in the Lot department in the Occitania region . The municipality with 1,116 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the arrondissement of Cahors and the canton of Cahors-1 (until 2015: canton of Cahors-Nord-Ouest ).
geography
Mercuès is located on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central on several loops of the Lot River that form the southern municipal boundary. The river loops are enforced by the western edge of the Cevennes . Mercuès is surrounded by the neighboring communities Espère in the north and northwest, Calamane in the north and northeast, Cahors in the east and southeast, Pradines in the south, Douelle in the southwest and Caillac in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 370 | 435 | 551 | 619 | 768 | 736 | 1056 | 1116 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint Germain church from the 15th century
- Les Bouysses castle, 19th century building, 13th century vaults, historic monument since 1989
- Mercuès Castle, originally from the 13th century, alterations from the 17th century, monument historique since 1947
Saint Germain Church
Mercuès Castle
Personalities
- Jean Antoine Michel Agar (1771–1844), statesman
- Alain de Solminihac (1593–1659), Bishop of Cahors (1636–1659)
