Carennac

Carennac
Commune
A general view of Carennac
Coat of arms
Location of Carennac
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Coordinates: 44°55′10″N 1°43′59″E / 44.9194°N 1.7331°E / 44.9194; 1.7331
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Martel
Intercommunality	Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Christophe Cid[1]
Area 1	19.00 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	421
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Demonym	Carennacois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46058 /46110
Elevation	110–340 m (360–1,120 ft)
Website	www.carennac.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carennac (French pronunciation: [kaʁɛnak]) is a commune in the Lot department in Southwestern France in the historical region of Quercy.

The village lies in the fertile valley of the Dordogne under the arid plateau locally named 'le Causse'. Its landmarks include a medieval priory, combining an 11th-century church and cloister, and a 16th-century castle, in which the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, François Fénelon, lived from 1681 to 1685. The church features a tympanum, and the cloister a 15th-century "mise au tombeau".

Carennac is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association (along with 148 others, including neighbouring Loubressac, Autoire, Curemonte and Turenne). The summer months are warm and dry, with temperatures averaging 30°.

A few kilometres from the village are the Gouffre de Padirac (caves) and Rocamadour (pilgrimage) sites. Other landmarks are the Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux, the Castle of Montal and the prehistoric caves of Lacave and Presque. Further on, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors and Aurillac are regional hubs. The A20 motorway (linking Paris to Toulouse and Spain) lies 30 km (19 mi) away from Carennac. The closest railway station is 4 km (2.5 mi) away, in Bétaille.

• Communes of the Lot department
• In writing: At Home in France by Ann Barry.
• On film: French TV drama La Rivière Espérance (1997), shot in Carennac and depicting the changes brought about by the introduction of railroad in the 19th century.

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