Beauregard (Lot)

The southern French community Beauregard is situated in the department of Lot in the Midi-Pyrénées region. The small, 242 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) scoring has been part of the Regional Natural Park of Causses du Quercy.

Location

Beauregard is situated at an altitude of about 370 meters above sea level. inst on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central in the field of Causse de Limogne. The nearest town is Cahors, about 37 km ( driving distance ) in a northwesterly direction away. The nearest large town, in about eight kilometers away, is Limogne -en- Quercy.

Demographics

Until the mid- 19th century, the place was always between 800 and 900 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in the wine and the mechanization of agriculture has declined, the population since the second half of the 19th century continuously reaching its low point in the 1980s back.

Economy

In skin -Quercy agriculture was traditionally operated, which included the wine until the 19th century, but was abandoned almost entirely after the phylloxera crisis. Today - in addition to the livestock and poultry sectors - tourism in the form of apartment rentals ( gîtes ) a major role in the economy of the community.

History

Beauregard is situated near the Roman road from Cahors ( Divona Cadurcorum ) to Rodez ( Ruthena civitas ) and was a joint project ( paréage ) and Bastide founded in the 13th century as IV by the Benedictine Abbey of Marcilhac -sur- Cele and the French King Philip.

Attractions

• Dating back to the 15th century market hall is made ​​of roughly hewn stones and covered by a wooden roof with thin stone slabs ( roofing stones ). In the outer wall, there are some stones that were used as grain dimensions. The construction has already been recognized in 1922 as a monument historique.
• An unusual stone tree cross from the 15th century was made in 1959 under protection.
• The privately owned Château de Labastide is about a kilometer west of the village. The complex is made up of members of the 13th, 15th and 17th century; he has a dovecote ( Colombier ) and in 1979 recognized as a monument historique.
• A nearby cave ( Igue de la Vayssière ) has been repeatedly explored in recent years by cavers.