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Carennac
Sign in to saveCarennac () is a commune in the Lot department in Southwestern France in the historical region of Quercy. The village lies in the fertile valley of the Dordogne under the arid plateau locally named 'le Causse'.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Carennac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Carennac skyline.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Carennac
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Carennac (Lot).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Gourdon
- French commune.canton
- Martel
- French commune.INSEE
- 46058
- French commune.postal code
- 46110
- French commune.demonym
- Carennacois
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Christophe Cid
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
- French commune.elevation min m
- 110
- French commune.elevation max m
- 340
- French commune.area km2
- 19.00
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- Enclosure
- Château des Doyens
- L'église Saint-Pierre de Carennac
- Mise au Tombeau
- Cloister
- Listed or listed houses
- Other heritage
- Activities
- Surroundings and access
- See also
- References
- External links
Carennac () is a commune in the Lot department in Southwestern France in the historical region of Quercy. The village lies in the fertile valley of the Dordogne under the arid plateau locally named 'le Causse'.
Its landmarks include a medieval priory, combining an 11th-century church and cloister, and a 16th-century castle, in which the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, François Fénelon, lived from 1681 to 1685. The church features a tympanum, and the cloister a 15th-century "mise au tombeau".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carennac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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