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A storyof human adventure

The footprints of our history

From the first traces of man on the Causses to the present day, the Pays d’art et d’histoire, Figeac, Valleys of the Lot and Célé tells us a fascinating story that is over 350,000 years old. The footprints left by the great historical periods, the great families or the illustrious characters, testify to a fabulous human adventure. Each one of them has marked his time, on his own scale and in various fields. These traces constitute our history. The latter is enriched at every moment and draws from its past to reinvent the present.

The illustrious

Jean-François Champollion

Meeting with Jean-François Champollion

The life of Jean-François Champollion, the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs, born in Figeac in 1790 and died at the age of forty-two in Paris, was in its brevity of prodigious intensity. Let’s discover this great French Egyptologist passionate, erudite, and relentlessly patient!

Discover

Our heritage

from yesterday to today

Village et château de Larroque-Toirac dans la vallée du lot

Top 4 castles to visit

Embark on a journey to the heart of History, to castles that make young and old dream. Learn all the secrets of the fortified castle of Larnagol, which overlooks the beautiful...

Old stones and beautiful villages of the Causse

From the villages to the typical rural architecture, from the small heritage that adorns the landscapes: caselles, gariottes, dovecotes, murets… Witnesses of the past,...

Visits

and you can have it all

Picturesque villages, surprising detours, animations that spark the imagination… Figeac, Valleys of the lot and Célé is a wonderful playground for families and children!