Figeac
Figeac | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 A general view of Figeac | |
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 Location of Figeac | |
  Figeac Location within France  Figeac Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086°N 2.0317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Figeac-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand-Figeac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Mellinger[1] |
Area 1 | 35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,793 |
| • Density | 278.5/km2 (721.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46102 /46100 |
| Elevation | 170–451 m (558–1,480 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Figeac (Template:IPA-fr; Template:Lang-oc) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
History
Figeac is on the via Podiensis, a major hiking medieval pilgrimage trail which is part of the Way of St. James. Today, as a part of France's system of trails it is labelled the GR 65.
Notable people
Jean-François Champollion, the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics, was born in Figeac, where there is a Champollion Museum. On the "Place des écritures" (writings place) is a giant copy of the Rosetta stone, by Joseph Kosuth. French explorer and archeologist Théodore Ber was born in Figeac, although he spent most of his adult life in Peru.[3] German film historian Lotte H Eisner hid from the Nazis in Figeac during World War II.
Actor Charles Boyer and football player Vincent Beduer were also born in Figeac.
Media
Louis Malle's 1974 film, Lacombe Lucien, was filmed in Figeac.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Riviale, Pascal (2018). "Un Communard parmi les américanistes : biographie de Théodore Ber". Bérose-Encyclopédie internationale des histoires de l'anthropologie. Bérose. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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