Caniac-du-Causse

Caniac-du-Causse
Commune
Saint-Namphase Lake
Saint-Namphase Lake
Location of Caniac-du-Causse
Map
Caniac-du-Causse is located in France
Caniac-du-Causse
Caniac-du-Causse
Caniac-du-Causse is located in Occitanie
Caniac-du-Causse
Caniac-du-Causse
Coordinates: 44°37′20″N 1°38′38″E / 44.6222°N 1.6439°E / 44.6222; 1.6439
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonCausse et Vallées
IntercommunalityCC Causse de Labastide-Murat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Sabrazat[1]
Area
1
35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
387
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46054 /46240
Elevation309–465 m (1,014–1,526 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caniac-du-Causse (French pronunciation: [kanjak dy kos], literally Caniac of the Causse; Occitan: Canhac del Causse) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

In Caniac there is a very nice church which can be visited and where there is a pretty little crypt ,classified as an historical monument.

The famous hermit Saint Namphaise , former Baron of Charlemagne ,is said to have been buried there.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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