🇫🇷 Cahors

Major

France

Cahors est la gare de la capitale médiévale du département du Lot en région Occitanie, une ville enserrée dans un méandre spectaculaire de la rivière Lot et réputée pour son pont Valentré du XIVe siècle, classé au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Les trains régionaux TER relient Cahors à Toulouse au sud en environ une heure et quart, et vers le nord à Brive-la-Gaillarde et Paris Austerlitz sur l'historique axe ferroviaire du Quercy. La gare est accessible à pied depuis la vieille ville et le pont Valentré, ce qui en fait un excellent point de départ pour explorer le vignoble de la vallée du Lot.

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Faits essentiels

Pays	🇫🇷 France
Type	Major
Coordonnées	44,449275, 1,433325
Fuseau horaire	Europe/Paris
Correspondances	777
Code UIC	8761300

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Foire aux questions

Cahors station is about a 10-minute walk north of the Pont Valentre and the old town. Walk south along Boulevard Gambetta, the main boulevard that bisects the peninsular old town surrounded by a meander of the Lot river.

Intercites trains connect Cahors to Paris Austerlitz in about five hours on the POLT line via Limoges. TER Occitanie regional trains run to Toulouse in about 90 minutes and to Brive-la-Gaillarde. The station is on the historic Paris-Toulouse corridor.

Luggage storage at Cahors is limited. The station has a ticket office and basic waiting facilities. The compact old town is walkable, making it practical to explore with light luggage.

The Pont Valentre, a 14th-century fortified bridge with three towers, is one of the finest medieval bridges in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago pilgrimage routes. The old town has a Gothic cathedral and the famous Cahors Malbec wine region surrounds the city.

Cahors is renowned for its dark Malbec wines, which have been produced in the Lot valley since Roman times. The Pont Valentre is the city's iconic landmark. Cahors was also the birthplace of Pope John XXII and the site of a medieval university, making it a significant historical centre.

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