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Encyclopedia > Figeac

Figeac is a little town in the Lot département in Quercy, Midi-Pyrénées, southwestern France. Population (1999): 9,606.


Figeac is commune and a sous-préfecture of the Lot département.


Geographical coordinates: L: 2°02'E l: 44°36'N


Culture

Jean-François Champollion the first translator of the hieroglyphics was born in Figeac where there is a Champollion Museum. On the "Place des écritures" (writings place) is a giant copy of the Rosetta stone, by Joseph Kosuth.


The actor Charles Boyer was born in Figeac.


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Figeac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (98 words)
Figeac (also known as Fijac) is a little town in the Lot département in Quercy, Midi-Pyrénées, southwestern France.
Jean-François Champollion the first translator of the hieroglyphics was born in Figeac where there is a Champollion Museum.
The actor Charles Boyer was born in Figeac.
FIGEAC - LoveToKnow Article on FIGEAC (352 words)
Of the four obelisks which used to mark the limits of the authority of the abbots of Figeac, those to the south and the west of the town remain.
Figeac is the seat of a subprefect and has a tribunal of first instance, and a communal college.
Figeac grew up round an abbey founded by Pippin the Short in the 8th century, and throughout the middle ages it was the property of the monks.
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