Sights Alleged fragment of Durandal in Rocamadour This reception centre was founded in 1095 by Dame Hélène de Castelnau. The locality L'Hospitalet, overlooking Rocamadour, has a name from espitalet which meant small hospital and has Latin origin hospitalis. The body was burned during the Wars of Religion and today only fragments of bone remain, presently on view in the crypt of Saint-Amadour. The body of Saint Amadour was taken out of the ground and then exposed to the pilgrims. In 1166, the relics of Saint Amadour was discovered: a perfectly preserved body was buried in the heart of the Virgin Mary sanctuary, in front of the entrance to the miraculous chapel. In 1618, on a map of the diocese of Cahors by Jean Tarde, the name of Roquemadour appeared. In 1473, according to the monograph of Edmond Albe, the place was named the castling of Saint Amadour. This name would have been Christianized from 1166 with the invention of the false hagiotoponym Saint Amadour or Saint Amateur. Roca pointed to a rock shelter and major spoke of its importance. : 569Īccording to Gaston Bazalgues, the toponym Rocamadour is a medieval form which originates from Rocamajor. According to Dauzat, the toponym comes from the name of a saint, Amator. The ancient forms of Rocamadour are Rocamador from 968, Rupis Amatoris in 1186. The territory of the commune of Rocamadour includes several hamlets: L'Hospitalet, Les Alix, Blanat, Mas de Douze, Fouysselaze, Magès, La Fage, La Gardelle, Chez Langle, La Vitalie, Mayrinhac-le-Francal. The Aéroport Brive Vallée de la Dordogne (BVE) is located only a few kilometres from many of the region's star attractions whilst the Aéroport Bergerac Dordogne Périgord (EGC) is situated just 6 km south of Bergerac.

Rocamadour is served by two regional airports that provide easy access to the Dordogne Valley.

Rocamadour can be reached by car from the A20 autoroute, or by train: Gare de Rocamadour-Padirac on the Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway. It is located on the right bank of the Alzou. Rocamadour is located 36 km NNE of Cahors by road. Close to Périgord and the Dordogne valley, Rocamadour is at the heart of the Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy, a regional nature park. Rocamadour is located in the Lot department in the far north of the Occitanie region. 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. Rocamadour 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 has attracted pilgrims from many countries, among them kings, bishops and nobles. It lies in the former province of Quercy. Rocamadour ( French pronunciation: Rocamador in Occitan) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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