Cabrerets

Cabrerets
Commune
Road to Cabrerets
Location of Cabrerets
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Coordinates: 44°30′25″N 1°39′19″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Causse et Vallées
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cahors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Laure Le Fourn[1]
Area ^1	43.38 km^2 (16.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	223
• Density	5.1/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46040 /46330
Elevation	130–367 m (427–1,204 ft) (avg. 1,301 m or 4,268 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cabrerets (French pronunciation: [kabʁəʁɛ]; Languedocien: Crabairet) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

The village of Cabrerets derives its name from cabre, meaning goat in the Occitan language.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	242	—
1975	236	−0.36%
1982	213	−1.45%
1990	191	−1.35%
1999	203	+0.68%
2007	231	+1.63%
2012	224	−0.61%
2017	229	+0.44%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Sagne and Célé, at the foot of the Rochecourbe cliffs. The village also forms part of the pilgrimage route for those travelling to Santiago de Compostella and is the final stop before Cahors.

History

The overhanging cliffs that dominate the town are home to a ruined castle, built by the English and also known as the château du diable ("devil's castle"). The castle was first mentioned in a document dating from 1259, and was the medieval home of the lords of Barsac. In 1380, during the Hundred Years' War, it fell into the hands of a force from Aquitaine controlled by the English. It was liberated ten years later by Jean d'Hébrard, lord of Saint-Sulpice, who subsequently ordered its demolition.

The nearby Pech Merle cave is home to prehistoric cave paintings, being one of the few prehistoric sites in France which remain open to the general public.

The Château de Cabrerets has been listed since 1996 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Construction began in the early years of the 16th century.^[4]

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. Base Mérimée: PA00094991, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)