Caillac (French pronunciation: [kajak]; Occitan: Calhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Sites and monuments
- The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caillac was classified as a monument historique in 1979[3]
- 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.[4]
- 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. -
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.[5]
- André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Église Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de La Grézette, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Melissa Kite, "Blair to face inquiry over holiday with tobacco boss"[dead link], The Daily Telegraph, 25 December 2004
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