Béduer (Languedocien: Beduèr) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Béduer
The church in Béduer
The church in Béduer
Location of Béduer
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Béduer is located in France
Béduer
Béduer
Béduer is located in Occitanie
Béduer
Béduer
Coordinates: 44°34′54″N 1°57′01″E / 44.5817°N 1.9503°E / 44.5817; 1.9503
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementFigeac
CantonFigeac-1
IntercommunalityCC Grand-Figeac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Normand[1]
Area
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24.78 km2 (9.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
714
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46021 /46100
Elevation176–405 m (577–1,329 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pilgrimage

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Béduer is situated on the Via Podiensis route that is followed by those making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella and so receives pilgrims arriving from the town of Figeac.

From Béduer pilgrims continue on either to the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church at Gréalou, reaching the river Lot at Cajarc, or follow the course of the river Célé to its confluence with the Lot, passing by the convent at Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie.

History

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The town was formerly owned by the Lostanges family. Its control of the land between the Lot and Célé rivers put it on a par with the Abbey at Figeac.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 426—    
1975 454+0.91%
1982 516+1.85%
1990 596+1.82%
1999 623+0.49%
2009 730+1.60%
2014 753+0.62%
2020 697−1.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

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The Château de Barasc, situated on a ridge dates from the twelfth century and has been successively renovated over the ages. It was home to the Barasc family, one of whom, Gerald V, was Bishop of Cahors between 1237 and 1250.

Personalities

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  • Henri Descremps (born 1 April 1746 in Béduer; died around 1826 in Paris) was an 18th-century French magician who described his art in a famous book, La Magie blanche dévoilée (1784).
  • Augustin Boutaric (born 12 August 1885 in Béduer; died 1949 in Dijon) was noted physician and chemist.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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