Caniac-du-Causse

Caniac-du-Causse
Commune
Saint-Namphase Lake
Location of Caniac-du-Causse
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Coordinates: 44°37′20″N 1°38′38″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Causse et Vallées
Intercommunality	CC Causse de Labastide-Murat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Sabrazat[1]
Area ^1	35 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	387
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46054 /46240
Elevation	309–465 m (1,014–1,526 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

• Communes of the Lot department

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.