Figeac Attractions
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Figeac (pop. 10,482), situated on the river Celé a short distance from the Lot, was on the old pilgrim road to Santiago. The town has preserved some charming old quarters. In the Hôtel de la Monnaie, a fine Gothic building, is a museum of local history. The oldest parts of the church of St- Sauveur date from the 11th C., but it was much altered in later centuries. Figeac was the birthplace of Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832), who first deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Above the town is the church of Notre-Dame du Puy, originally built in the 14th C. but, like St- Sauveur, much altered in later periods.
Above the town is the church of Notre-Dame du Puy, originally built in the 14th C. but, like St- Sauveur, much altered in later periods.
