Goujounac
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Goujounac is a commune
in the Lot department in south-western France
.
valley about 30 km to the west of Cahors
and 9 km south of Cazals
.
It makes up for one point in a quiet triangle of villages in the Lot, the others being Frayssinet-le-Gelat
and the smaller Pomarede
, both 3 km (1.9 mi) away.
Situated 30 km (18.6 mi) southeast of Goujounac lies Cahors
, the Lot's largest town. Closer to hand are the pleasantly sleepy market towns of Puy-l'eveque
and Prayssac
, both roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) away.
church, evidence in itself that Goujounac has been a community for many years.
The village is a quiet place in the evenings and it sees much passing trade during the day throughout the summer as it is situated on the D660 which runs north to south. Although the road occasionally becomes fairly busy during the peak tourist months, traffic never becomes sufficiently heavy to be considered a disturbance. As with many places around here, its population increases with the coming of summer and 'les grandes vacances', but its quiet charm never really succumbs at all.
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 department 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...
.
Geography
Goujounac is located in the LotLot 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...
valley about 30 km to the west of Cahors
Cahors
Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in south-western France.Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or peninsula...
and 9 km south of Cazals
Cazals, Lot
Cazals is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
.
It makes up for one point in a quiet triangle of villages in the Lot, the others being Frayssinet-le-Gelat
Frayssinet-le-Gélat
Frayssinet-le-Gélat is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.-History:In Frayssinet-le-Gélat, members of the French underground shot and killed a German officer. For this crime, fifteen hostages were taken and assassinated. Most of the hostages were young males from one-child...
and the smaller Pomarede
Pomarède
Pomarède is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
, both 3 km (1.9 mi) away.
Situated 30 km (18.6 mi) southeast of Goujounac lies Cahors
Cahors
Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in south-western France.Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or peninsula...
, the Lot's largest town. Closer to hand are the pleasantly sleepy market towns of Puy-l'eveque
Puy-l'Évêque
Puy-l'Évêque is a commune of France situated in the Lot department, within the Midi-Pyrénées region.-Geography:Picturesquely situated at the neck of a long loop of the Lot in Quercy on the RN 111 between Fumel and Cahors, Puy-l'Évêque lies in the wine growing district known by the appellation...
and Prayssac
Prayssac
Prayssac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
, both roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) away.
Sights
Architecturally, Goujounac is very traditional in style and therefore akin to many of the villages in this corner of the Lot. Presenting pretty, well-preserved stone houses and barns along the main road with further reaches of the village also well maintained, the village has a number of simply preserved back streets to wander. The centre of the village is dominated by its ancient 12th century RomanesqueRomanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
church, evidence in itself that Goujounac has been a community for many years.
Demographics
Most of the village's 250 population are French, though there are Portuguese, British, Belgian and Dutch living here and in nearby areas now as well.The village is a quiet place in the evenings and it sees much passing trade during the day throughout the summer as it is situated on the D660 which runs north to south. Although the road occasionally becomes fairly busy during the peak tourist months, traffic never becomes sufficiently heavy to be considered a disturbance. As with many places around here, its population increases with the coming of summer and 'les grandes vacances', but its quiet charm never really succumbs at all.