Figeac
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Figeac |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Figeac-Cajarc |
| Mayor | Nicole Paulo (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 170–451 m (560–1,480 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| Land area1 | 35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,847 (2009) |
| - Density | 280 /km2 (730 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46102/ 46100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086°N 2.0317°E
Figeac (Occitan: Fijac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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History [edit]
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 [edit]
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.
The actor Charles Boyer was also born in Figeac.
Media [edit]
Louis Malle's 1974 film, Lacombe Lucien, is set in Figeac in 1944.
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External links [edit]
Sister projects [edit]
Media related to Figeac at Wikimedia Commons
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Figeac". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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