Caniac-du-Causse (French pronunciation: [kanjak dy kos], literally Caniac of the Causse; Occitan: Canhac del Causse) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Caniac-du-Causse | |
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 Saint-Namphase Lake | |
Location of Caniac-du-Causse  | |
  Caniac-du-Causse  Caniac-du-Causse | |
| Coordinates: 44°37′20″N 1°38′38″E / 44.6222°N 1.6439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Causse et Vallées |
| Intercommunality | CC Causse de Labastide-Murat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Sabrazat[1] |
| Area 1 | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 387 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46054 /46240 |
| Elevation | 309–465 m (1,014–1,526 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In Caniac there is a very nice church which can be visited and where there is a pretty little crypt ,classified as an historical monument.
The famous hermit Saint Namphaise , former Baron of Charlemagne ,is said to have been buried there.
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