Cahors

Cahors

Cahors is a town on the Lot river in the Occitanie region of southern France. It's known for its deep red wine, elaborate municipal gardens and the Pont Valentré, a medieval bridge with 3 towers. The old town features half-timbered houses and narrow alleyways. Imposing Cathédrale St-Étienne (Cahors Cathedral) was built in Gothic and Romanesque styles, with large domes and centuries-old frescoes.

People born in Cahors (First 45 people) - Page 0

Fabien Galthié

Fabien Galthié

French rugby union player

Alexandre Lacassagne

Alexandre Lacassagne

French physician

Julien Denormandie

Julien Denormandie

Former Minister of Agriculture and Food of the French Republic

Clément Marot

Clément Marot

French poet

Philippe Gaubert

Philippe Gaubert

French musician

Philippe Benetton

Philippe Benetton

French coach

Pope John XXII

Pope John XXII

Former head of the Catholic Church

Louis Darquier de Pellepoix

Louis Darquier de Pellepoix

General

Cécile Pallas

Cécile Pallas

Movie actress

Emmanuel Laborie

Emmanuel Laborie

Film director

Denis Charvet

Denis Charvet

French rugby union player

Émile Parisien

Émile Parisien

French saxophonist

Martin Puech

Martin Puech

Rugby union player

Jean Audouze

Jean Audouze

Astronomer

Jean Pierre de Caussade

Jean Pierre de Caussade

French priest

Bernard Pagès

Bernard Pagès

Sculptor

Guillaume Dasquié

Guillaume Dasquié

French journalist

Jean Peyrissac

Jean Peyrissac

French painter

Georges Gorse

Georges Gorse

Former Member of the National Assembly of France

Léon Gambetta

Léon Gambetta

Former President of the Council of Ministers of France

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dragan pechmalbec

Handball player

JeanPierre Alaux

JeanPierre Alaux

French journalist

Georges Molinié

Georges Molinié

Writer

Henry Lafont

Henry Lafont

French aviator

Enzo Goudou-Sinha

Enzo Goudou-Sinha

Basketball player

Étienne de Monpezat

Étienne de Monpezat

Author

Philoxène Boyer

Philoxène Boyer

French writer

Laurent Salgues

Laurent Salgues

French filmmaker

Yves Got

Yves Got

Illustrator

Jean-Pierre Sinapi

Jean-Pierre Sinapi

Movie director

Oussama Souaidy

Oussama Souaidy

Moroccan footballer

Laurent Roux

Laurent Roux

French bicycler

Jean-Baptiste Marcenac

Jean-Baptiste Marcenac

Actor

Aurélien Pradié

Aurélien Pradié

Member of the Regional Council of Occitania

Jean-Louis-Ignace de la Serre, Sieur de l'Anglade

Jean-Louis-Ignace de la Serre, Sieur de l'Anglade

French novelist

Cyrille Aillet

Cyrille Aillet

French historian

Michel Issindou

Michel Issindou

Former Member of the National Assembly of France

Charles Combes

Charles Combes

French engineer

Arnaud de Via

Arnaud de Via


Pierre Estève

Pierre Estève

Composer

Didier Chamizo

Didier Chamizo

Artist

Olivier de Magny

Olivier de Magny

French poet

Octave Depeyre

Octave Depeyre

French Politician

Gauscelin de Jean

Gauscelin de Jean


Henriette Tugler

Henriette Tugler

Alain Poher's wife