Figeac

Figeac
Figeac
Subprefecture and commune
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	Coordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086°N 2.0317°ECoordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086°N 2.0317°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Figeac-1 and 2
Intercommunality	Grand-Figeac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Mellinger
Area 1	35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	9,778
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46102 /46100
Elevation	170–451 m (558–1,480 ft) ; (avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Figeac (French pronunciation: [fiʒak]; Occitan: Fijac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.

History[]

Figeac is on the via Podiensis, a major hiking medieval pilgrimage trail which is part of the Way of St. James. Today, as a part of France's system of trails it is labelled the GR 65.

Notable people[]

Jean-François Champollion, the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics, was born in Figeac, where there is a Champollion Museum. On the "Place des écritures" (writings place) is a giant copy of the Rosetta stone, by Joseph Kosuth. French explorer and archeologist Théodore Ber was born in Figeac, although he spent most of his adult life in Peru.^[3] German film historian Lotte H Eisner hid from the Nazis in Figeac during World War II.

Actor Charles Boyer and football player Vincent Beduer were also born in Figeac.

Media[]

Louis Malle's 1974 film, Lacombe Lucien, was filmed in Figeac.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Riviale, Pascal (2018). "Un Communard parmi les américanistes : biographie de Théodore Ber". Bérose-Encyclopédie internationale des histoires de l'anthropologie. Bérose. Retrieved 18 January 2020.