Rocamadour

Rocamadour Rocamador (Occitan)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Rocamadour
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Coordinates: 44°48′01″N 1°37′07″E / 44.8003°N 1.6186°E / 44.8003; 1.6186
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Gramat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Lenfant[1]
Area 1	49.42 km2 (19.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	611
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46240 /46500
Elevation	110–364 m (361–1,194 ft) (avg. 279 m or 915 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rocamadour (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkamaduʁ]; Rocamador in Occitan) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy.

Rocamadour^[3] has attracted visitors for its setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River Dordogne and especially for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for centuries, dating back to the turn of the 12th century, has attracted historical and anonymous pilgrims from many countries, among them kings, bishops and nobles (including Henry II of England, Simon de Montfort, Blanche of Castile and Saint Louis IX of France, Saint Dominic and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, among other illustrious figures).^[4]

The town below the complex of monastic buildings and pilgrimage churches, traditionally dependent on the pilgrimage site and now on the tourist trade, lies near the river on the lowest slopes; it gives its name to Rocamadour, a small goat's-milk cheese that was awarded AOC status in 1996.