Caillac

Caillac
Commune
The church in Caillac
Location of Caillac
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Coordinates: 44°17′24″N 1°12′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Luzech
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cahors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	José Tillou[1]
Area ^1	7.44 km^2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	599
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46044 /46140
Elevation	100–271 m (328–889 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caillac (French pronunciation: [kajak]; Occitan: Calhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Sites and monuments

• The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caillac was classified as a monument historique in 1979[3]
• Château Lagrézette, built during the Renaissance, stands in a vineyard and is the property of a famous French industrialist. It was classified as a monument historique in 1982.[4]
• Since 2006, an artificial lake has been built in the town centre to develop fishing as a leisure activity.

• 
  View of the Château Lagrezette.
• 
  Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church.

Personalities linked to the commune

• General Joachim Ambert (1804-1890), born in Château Lagrézette on 8 February 1804.
• Alain-Dominique Perrin, businessman, owner of Château Lagrézette since 1980.
• Tony Blair, while prime minister of the UK, stayed in Château Lagrézette in 2002.[5]
• André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Base Mérimée: Église Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
4. Base Mérimée: Château de La Grézette, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
5. Melissa Kite, "Blair to face inquiry over holiday with tobacco boss"^[dead link‍], The Daily Telegraph, 25 December 2004