- Figeac
french commune
nomcommune=Figeac
View of Figeac
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Lot ("sous-préfecture")
arrondissement= Figeac
canton=Figeac
insee=46102
cp=46100
maire=Nicole Paulo
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté
de communes du
Pays de Figeac-Cajarc
longitude=2.03166666667
latitude=44.6086111111
alt moy=225 m
alt mini=170 m
alt maxi=451 m
hectares=3,516
km²=35.16
sans=9,606
date-sans=1999
dens=273
date-dens=1999Figeac ( _ca. Fijac) is a town in the Lot "département" in
Quercy ,Midi-Pyrénées , southwesternFrance .Figeac is commune and a "sous-préfecture" of the Lot "département".
Culture
Jean-François Champollion , the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphics, was born in Figeac, where there is a Champollion Museum. On the "Place des écritures" (writings place) is a giant copy of theRosetta stone , byJoseph Kosuth .Louis Malle 's 1974 film, "Lacombe Lucien ", is set there, with the setting being 1944.The
actor Charles Boyer was born in Figeac.Figeac is the name of the undertaker in Camus's novel, "The Stranger".
External links
* [http://www.ville-figeac.fr/ Figeac website]
* [http://www.quercy-tourisme.com/figeac/ Tourist office]
* [http://www.quercy.net/postcard/images/9.jpgPicture of the "Place des Ecritures"]
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