Figeac

**Figeac** () is a commune in southern France in the region of Occitanie. It is the *sous-prefecture* (capital) of the *arrondissement* of the same name in the Lot department.

## History
In the late ninth century, the King Pepin I of Aquitaine founded a monastery in Figeac; the town developed around the monastery as an important city on the pilgrimage routes. In the 14th century, the walls of Figeac were built.

Figeac is on the via Podiensis, a major medieval pilgrimage trail which is part of the Way of St. James.

## Geography
Figeac is on the southwestern edge of the central plateau (*Massif Central*), north of the valley of the Lot river, on the right bank of the Célé river, a left tributary of the Lot.

The *commune* has an area of  and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Figeac is surrounded by the *communes*Camburat, Planioles, Viazac, Lunan, Capdenac, Faycelles, Béduer, Camboulit, Lissac-et-Mouret.

### Climate
The climate of Figeac, in the Köppen climate classification, is **Cfb** - Oceanic climate with template summers.

## Population
The inhabitants of Figeac are known, in French, as *Figeacois* (women: *Figeacoises*).

With a population of 9,820, Figeac has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Figeac**

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Figeac forms with other 4 *communes* the urban area of Figeac, with a population of 16,468 inhabitants (2013) and an area of ; one of the *communes* is Capdenac-Gare that belongs to the Aveyron department. This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Figeac, formed by 33 *communes* with a population of 25,593 inhabitants and an area of .

## Administration 
Figeac is a subprefecture of the Lot department, the capital of the *arrondissement* of Figeac and the administrative centre () of the Figeac-1 and Figeac-2 cantons.

It is part of the intercommunality *Le Grand Figeac* ().

## People from or related to Figeac
* Jean-François Champollion, the first translator of Egyptian hieroglyphs, was born in Figeac, where there is a Champollion Museum. On the *"Place des écritures"* ("Square of the Writings"), there is a giant copy of the Rosetta Stone, by Joseph Kosuth.
* The actor Charles Boyer was also born in Figeac.

## Sister cities
Figeac is twinned with:
*  Roubaix, France
*  Carrara, Italy
*  Huesca, Spain

## Gallery

File:Place des ecritures Figeac.jpg|*Place des écritures*, Figeac
File:Figeac Nt Dame Puy.jpg|*Notre-Dame-du-Puy* church
File:Vue sur Figeac depuis le Cingle-Haut.jpg|View of Figeac from *Cingle-Haut*
File:Église Saint-Thomas, Figeac.JPG|Saint-Thomas' Church

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Figeac
* Communes of the Lot department

## References
## Other websites
* City Council website  
* Pays de Figeac tourist office