Figeac
Figeac | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 A general view of Figeac | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Figeac  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086°N 2.0317°ECoordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086°N 2.0317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Figeac-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand-Figeac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Mellinger |
| Area 1 | 35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 9,792 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/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 (French pronunciation: [fiʒak]; Occitan: Fijac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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. French explorer and archeologist Théodore Ber was born in Figeac, although he spent most of his adult life in Peru.[2] 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[edit]
Louis Malle's 1974 film, Lacombe Lucien, was filmed in Figeac.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ 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[edit]
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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