Caillac (French pronunciation: ​[kajak]; Occitan: Calhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Caillac
Commune
The church in Caillac
Location of Caillac
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Coordinates: 44°17′24″N 1°12′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Luzech
Intercommunality	CA du Grand Cahors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	José Tillou
Area 1	7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	597
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46044 /46140
Elevation	100–271 m (328–889 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sites and monuments

• The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caillac was classified as a monument historique in 1979[2]
• Château Lagrézette, built during the Renaissance, stands in a vineyard and is the property of a famous French industrialist. It was classified as a monument historique in 1982.[3]
• Since 2006, an artificial lake has been built in the town centre to develop fishing as a leisure activity.

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  View of the Château Lagrezette.
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  Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church.

Personalities linked to the commune

• General Joachim Ambert (1804-1890), born in Château Lagrézette on 8 February 1804.
• Alain-Dominique Perrin, businessman, owner of Château Lagrézette since 1980.
• Tony Blair, while prime minister of the UK, stayed in Château Lagrézette in 2002.[4]
• André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

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