Cahors
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Cahors is a town and commune in western France, in the Lot département. The name is probably most famous as a label for an AOC region of French wine.
- Location : Template:Coor dm
- Altitude : 130 m
- Area : 65 km²
- Population : 20 003 habitants
Cahors has had a rich history since Celtic times, and has remained economically important until the present.
Sights
- The Valentré Bridge, which is the symbol of the town, was begun in 1308 and completed in 1378. A legend holds that the architect had a pact with the devil to help complete it. When the bridge was restored in 1879, the architect Paul Gout made reference to this by placing a small sculpture of the devil at the summit of one of the towers.
- Saint-Barthélémy Church, which dates from the 14th century.
External links
- The official English language site of Cahors (http://www.mairie-cahors.fr/anglais/)
- The official site of the town. (http://www.mairie-cahors.fr/)
- Cahors (http://www.quercy.net/quercy/cahors/) on quercy.net (http://www.quercy.net/)
- Cahors wine (http://www.terroir-france.com/region/southwest_cahors.htm)
- more cahors wine (http://www.wineint.com/encyclopaediadetails.asp?ID=174645)
Sources
This article has been selectively plagiarised from the article in French Wikipedia which is more complete.de:Cahors fr:Cahors ja:カオール