Occitanie
Lot
Arrondissement of Cahorse

Cahors

Cahors is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the .
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  • Type: Town with 20,100 residents
  • Description: commune in Lot, France
  • Also known as: “Cahors-en-Quercy”
  • Postal codes: 46000 and 46000

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gare de Cahors and Pont Valentré.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Bridge
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The is a 14th-century six-span fortified stone arch bridge crossing the river to the west of Cahors, in . It has become a symbol of the city.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Cahors, , . A national monument, it is an example of the transition between the late Romanesque and Gothic architectural traditions.

Cahors

Latitude
44.4495° or 44° 26′ 58″ north
Longitude
1.4365° or 1° 26′ 11″ east
Population
20,100
Elevation
142 metres (466 feet)
IATA airport code
ZAO
United Nations Location Code
FR ZAO
Open location code
8FP3CCXP+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26691528
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3029213
Wiki­data ID
Q23047
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Cahors” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Cahors”
  • Albanian: “Cahors”
  • Arabic: “قاورش”
  • Aragonese: “Cahors”
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  • Armenian: “Կաոր”
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  • Chechen: “КаогӀ”
  • Chinese: “Cahors”
  • Chinese: “卡奥尔”
  • Chinese: “卡奧爾”
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  • Danish: “Cahors”
  • Dutch: “Cahors (Lot)”
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  • Egyptian Arabic: “قاورش”
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  • Georgian: “კაორი”
  • German: “Cahors”
  • Greek: “Καόρ”
  • Hebrew: “קאור”
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  • Japanese: “カオール”
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  • Korean: “카오르”
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  • Latin: “Cadurcum”
  • Latvian: “Cahors”
  • Latvian: “Kaora”
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  • Lithuanian: “Kahoras”
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  • Mazanderani: “کئور”
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  • Occitan (post 1500): “Caors”
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  • Ossetian: “Каор”
  • Papiamento: “Cahors”
  • Persian: “کئور”
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  • South Azerbaijani: “کئور”
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  • Wu Chinese: “卡奥尔”
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