Salvagnac-Cajarc
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | |
| Canton | Villeneuvois et Villefranchois | |
| Community association | Grand Figeac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 140-391 m | |
| surface | 23.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 378 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12260 | |
| INSEE code | 12256 | |
 Townscape with castle |
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Salvagnac-Cajarc is a southern French municipality with 378 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron département in the Occitanie region . The municipality is located in the Lot Valley and is part of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park .
location
Salvagnac-Cajarc is the westernmost parish of the Aveyton department. It lies at a height of about 180 meters above sea level. d. M. on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central on the south bank of the Lot. The nearest town is Figeac , about 26 kilometers (driving distance) to the northeast ; the city of Cahors is about 50 kilometers to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 266 | 257 | 270 | 317 | 345 | 353 | 405 | 381 |
In the 19th century, the place usually had between 1,000 and 1,400 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants fell continuously in the first half of the 20th century to the lows in the 1950s and 1960s.
economy
In the Haut-Quercy , agriculture was primarily self-sufficient , which also included viticulture until the 19th century, but which was almost completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis . Today - in addition to agriculture, retail and handicrafts - tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) plays an important role in the economic life of the municipality.
Attractions
The at the highest point of the castle located keep is the oldest part of the castle dates back to the 13th century. The tower closes in a - today roofed - guard and defense platform with wide viewing openings. Otherwise, a square and three round corner towers from the 15th / 16th. Century, with the residential wings spanned in between, a courtyard area, which is adjacent to the former castle chapel and today's parish church in the northeast. Some windows have stone crosses. The building complex is privately owned; it was classified as a Monument historique in 1994 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château, Salvagnac-Cajarc in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)