Cabrerets | |
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 Road to Cabrerets | |
Location of Cabrerets  | |
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| Coordinates:44°30′25″N1°39′19″E / 44.5069°N 1.6553°E /44.5069; 1.6553 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Causse et Vallées |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cahors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Laure Le Fourn[1] |
Area 1 | 43.38 km2 (16.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 222 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46040 /46330 |
| Elevation | 130–367 m (427–1,204 ft) (avg. 1,301 m or 4,268 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cabrerets (French pronunciation:[kabʁəʁɛ];Languedocien:Crabairet) is acommune in theLotdepartment in southwesternFrance.
The village of Cabrerets derives its name fromcabre, meaninggoat in theOccitan language.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 242 | — |
| 1975 | 236 | −0.36% |
| 1982 | 213 | −1.45% |
| 1990 | 191 | −1.35% |
| 1999 | 203 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 231 | +1.63% |
| 2012 | 224 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 229 | +0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The village lies at the confluence of the riversSagne andCélé, at the foot of the Rochecourbe cliffs. The village also forms part of thepilgrimage route for those travelling toSantiago de Compostella and is the final stop beforeCahors.
The overhanging cliffs that dominate the town are home to a ruined castle, built by the English and also known as thechâteau du diable ("devil's castle"). The castle was first mentioned in a document dating from 1259, and was the medieval home of the lords ofBarsac. In 1380, during theHundred Years' War, it fell into the hands of a force fromAquitaine controlled by the English. It was liberated ten years later by Jean d'Hébrard, lord of Saint-Sulpice, who subsequently ordered its demolition.
The nearbyPech Merle cave is home toprehistoriccave paintings, being one of the few prehistoric sites in France which remain open to the general public.
TheChâteau de Cabrerets has been listed since 1996 as amonument historique by theFrench Ministry of Culture. Construction began in the early years of the 16th century.[4]
