Capdenac | ||
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The town hall in Capdenac
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Coordinates: 44°34′54″N 2°04′12″E / 44.5817°N 2.07°ECoordinates: 44°34′54″N 2°04′12″E / 44.5817°N 2.07°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Lot | |
Arrondissement | Figeac | |
Canton | Figeac-Ouest | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Figeac-Communauté | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Batherosse | |
Area1 | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 1,062 | |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 46055 / 46100 | |
Elevation | 155–369 m (509–1,211 ft) (avg. 298 m or 978 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Capdenac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. At one time Capdenac was thought to be identifiable as the Gaulish settlement of Uxellodunum which was besieged by Julius Caesar, but this theory has been discredited.