Caillac

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) José Tillou^[1]Area7.44 km² (2.87 sq mi)Population599 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation100–271 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.

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.
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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.^[5]
• André Bergeron (1922-2014), secretary of Force Ouvrière.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department