Puy-l'Évêque
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Puy-l'Évêque (main town) | |
| Community association | Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 30 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 80-284 m | |
| surface | 26.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,973 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46700 | |
| INSEE code | 46231 | |
| Website | http://www.puy-leveque.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Puy-l'Évêque |
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Puy-l'Évêque ( Occitan : Puèg l'Avesque ) is a southern French municipality with 1,973 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Cahors and is the capital of the canton of Puy-l'Évêque . The inhabitants are called Puy-l'Évêquois .
geography
Puy-l'Évêque is located on the north bank of the Lot River in the old cultural landscape of the Quercy . Puy-l'Évêque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cassagnes in the north, Pomarède in the northeast, Prayssac and Pescadoires in the east, Grézels in the south and southeast, Floressas in the south, Vire-sur-Lot in the southwest, Duravel in the west and Montcabrier in the northwest.
The former route nationale 111 (today's D811) runs through the municipality .
history
The history of the place is unclear. Although a Roman road runs through the community, the village only became known as a Cathar stronghold before the start of the Albigensian Crusade .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2147 | 2261 | 2353 | 2302 | 2209 | 2159 | 2178 | 1973 |
Attractions
- Saint-Sauveur church, built at the end of the 14th century, monument historique
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church in Martignac, built in the 13th century, monument historique since 1943
- Saint-Saturnin church in Cazes, built in the 18th century, a historic monument since 2003
- Saint-Michel chapel from the 17th century
- Capuchin Convention
- former rectory, built at the end of the 15th, beginning of the 16th century
- Calvary
- Donjon from the 13th century
- Lychairie Castle, built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries
- Bovila Castle
- Beauregard Castle
- Le Cayrou Castle, first mentioned in the 14th century
- Bar Castle in Courbenac, built in the Middle Ages, rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries
- Mills from the 18th century
- Renaissance castle
- Fortified house Le Méouré
Saint-Saturnin Church in Cazes
Church in Courbenac
Capuchin Convention
Lychairie Castle
Beauregard Castle
Le Cayrou Castle
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Belgian municipality of Héron in Wallonia since 2007 .
