Cajarc

Cajarc is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Cajarc
Commune
Lot River at Cajarc
Coat of arms
Location of Cajarc
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Coordinates: 44°29′11″N 1°50′37″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Causse et Vallées
Intercommunality	Pays de Figeac-Cajarc
Government
• Mayor (2008–2013)	Jacques Borzo
Area 1	25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,125
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46045 /46160
Elevation	140–394 m (459–1,293 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a stopping place on the Via podiensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of the Lot River, and its beautiful setting in the Lot valley and the surrounding limestone plains (le causse). Its major cultural event is Africajarc, a four-day festival of contemporary African music and culture which runs in the last week of July each year; in 2008 it celebrated its tenth anniversary.