Béduer
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Béduer is a commune
in the Lot département in south-western France
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From Béduer pilgrims continue on either to the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church at Gréalou
, reaching the Lot River
at Cajarc
, or follow the course of the River Célé
to its confluence with the Lot, passing by the convent at Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
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, 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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Lot département in south-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Pilgrimage
Béduer is situated on the Via Podiensis route that is followed by those making the pilgimage to Santiago de Compostella and so receives pilgrims arriving from the town of FigeacFigeac
Figeac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.-History:Figeac is on the via Podiensis, a major hiking medieval pilgrimage trail which is part of the Way of St. James...
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From Béduer pilgrims continue on either to the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church at Gréalou
Gréalou
Gréalou is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
, reaching the Lot River
Lot River
The Lot, , originally the Olt , is a river in France, right tributary of the Garonne. It rises in the Cévennes, flowing west through Quercy, where it flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon, a total distance of...
at Cajarc
Cajarc
Cajarc is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.It is a stopping place on the Via podensis, the medieval pilgrimage route from Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela, but also attracts tourists on account of its medieval town centre, its plan d'eau, a 4 km-long dammed section of...
, or follow the course of the River Célé
Célé
The Célé is a 104 km long river in the Cantal and Lot départements, south-western France, right tributary of the Lot River. Its source is near Calvinet. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns:* Cantal: Saint-Constant...
to its confluence with the Lot, passing by the convent at Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
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History
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.Monuments
The Château de BarascChâteau de Barasc
The Château de Barasc is a 14th century feudal castle in the commune of Béduer in the Lot département of France. All that remains of the castle, perched on a hillside, are the restored keep and a tower...
, 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.
People linked to the commune
- Henri Descremps (born 1 April 1746 in Béduer; died around 1826 à 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.