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Cahors

Also known as Divona Cadurcorum

Cahors is a town in south-western France on a loop of the Lot River, the capital of the department of Lot. It grew from Divona, the Roman chief town of the Cadurci, and became a bishopric and a centre of medieval banking. Its fortified Valentré bridge, built in the 14th century, and its dark red wine are well known.

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