Figeac station

Figeac is a railway station in Figeac, Occitanie, France. The station is a keilbahnhof, situated at the junction of the Brive–Toulouse railway and Figeac–Arvant railway lines.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Figeac, France
Also known as: “Gare de Figeac”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rosetta Stone and Champollion Museum.

Rosetta Stone

Work of art

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The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Rosetta Stone is situated 770 metres north of Figeac station.

Champollion Museum

Museum

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The Champollion Museum is located in Figeac, Lot, France. It houses a collection devoted to Figeac's most famous son, Jean-François Champollion. It was inaugurated 19 December 1986 in the presence of President François Mitterrand and Jean Leclant, secrétaire perpétuel of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Champollion Museum is situated 750 metres north of Figeac station.

Hôtel de Balène

Castle

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Hôtel de Balène is a castle, which is situated 550 metres northwest of Figeac station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Figeac and Capdenac-Gare.

Figeac

Town

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Figeac is a commune in the southwestern French department of Lot. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.

Capdenac-Gare

Village

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Capdenac-Gare is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The old village of Capdenac is directly west of Capdenac-Gare, across the river Lot. Capdenac-Gare is situated 4½ km southeast of Figeac station.