Cabrerets

French commune
nomcommune=Cabrerets
Road to Cabrerets
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Lot
arrondissement=Cahors
canton=Lauzès
insee=46040
cp=46330
maire=Alain Moncelon
mandat=2004-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes Lot-Célé
longitude=1.65527777778
latitude=44.5069444444
alt moy=1,301 m
alt mini=130 m
alt maxi=367 m
hectares=4,338
km²=43.38
sans=203
date-sans=1999
dens=4
date-dens=1999

Cabrerets is a commune in the French "département" of Lot.

The village of Cabrerets derives its name from "cabre", meaning goat in the Occitan language.

Geography

The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Sagne and Célé, at the foot of the Rochecourbe cliffs. The village also forms part of the pilgrimage route for those travelling to Santiago de Compostella and is the final stop before Cahors.

History

The overhanging cliffs that dominate the town are home to a ruined castle, built by the English and also known as the "château du diable" ("devil's castle"). The castle was first mentioned in a document dating from 1259, and was the medieval home of the lords of Barsac.

In 1380, during the Hundred Years' War, it fell into the hands of a force from Aquitaine controlled by the English. It was liberated ten years later by Jean d'Hébrard, lord of Saint-Sulpice, who subsequently ordered its demolition.