Coordinates: 44°36′31″N 2°01′54″E / 44.6086111111°N 2.03166666667°E
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Commune of Figeac |
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  Figeac
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Figeac |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Figeac-Cajarc |
| Mayor | Nicole Paulo (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 170–451 m (560–1,500 ft) (avg. 225 m/740 ft) |
| Land area1 | 35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,606 (1999) |
| - Density | 273 /km2 (710 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 46102/ 46100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Figeac (Occitan : Fijac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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History
Figeac is on the via Podensis, 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.née en ......
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.
The actor Charles Boyer was born in Figeac.
Media
Louis Malle's 1974 film, Lacombe Lucien, is set in Figeac in 1944.
See also
External links
Sister projects
Media related to Figeac at Wikimedia Commons
"Figeac". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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