- Cardaillac
French commune
nomcommune=Cardaillac
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Lot
arrondissement=Figeac
canton=Lacapelle-Marival
insee=46057
cp=46100
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=1.99777777778
latitude=44.6808333333
alt moy=375 m
alt mini=226 m
alt maxi=575 m
hectares=1,810
km²=18.1
sans=498
date-sans=1999
dens=27
date-dens=1999Cardaillac is a village and commune in the French "département" of Lot situated 9km to the north-west of
Figeac .The village is located on the edge of the 'Limargue' – a rich agricultural region – and Ségala – a poor rye- and chestnut-producing region. It has a rich medieval history and has been officially listed as one of the "
most beautiful French villages ".A stronghold was built on a rocky promontory above Cardaillac from
1064 at the orders of Hugo, lord of Cardaillac. Today only three towers remain, dating from the 13th century. In1188 it was attacked by Richard the Lionheart soon before his accession to the throne.On
May 11 1944 three youths were executed by the "Das Reich" division who subsequently massacred the population ofOradour-sur-Glane .Bibliography
* "Des blasons pour le Hérisson" Laure and Jean-Luc Angélis, Téqui éditions, ISBN 2-7403-0638-5
External links
* [http://www.auvergnat.com/archivillages/cardaillac.htm Cardaillac, a history]
* [http://www.villagesdefrance.free.fr/page_cardaillac.htm Cardaillac in "Les plus beaux villages de France"]
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