Chirac is a commune

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 Lozère

Lozère

Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 département in southern France

France

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Geography

Situated on the banks of the Colagne

Colagne

The Colagne is a long river in the Lozère département, southeastern France. Its source is in Arzenc-de-Randon. It flows generally southwest...

 river in the heart of the Massif central

Massif Central

The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaux....

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The D809 road passes through the village.

Population

Places and monuments

• The Fare dolmen
  Dolmen
  A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
  
  
• The twelfth century Romanesque
  Romanesque 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.
• The chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
• The family chapels of the Chazette and the Volmanières
• The English cross: The English, who ravaged the country in the 14th century, were soundly beaten in a battle on the heights of the village. This place carries today the name of Cemetery of the English’’ or Cross of the English’’. A cross, on which there is an inscription "CH des M " and "1701 - 1922", marks the site of the battle. During the construction of the A75 autoroute
  A75 autoroute
  The A75 is an autoroute in France.Known also as la Méridienne, it is a developmental project with the aim of speeding up and reducing the cost of car travel from Paris southwards, and apart from the Millau Viaduct, it is entirely free for the between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers...
  
  , the cross was renovated and moved a few metres from its original position.
• The bridge over the Colagne river.

Activities

As in the majority of the towns of Lozère

Lozère

Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

, the principal activity is farming, although service industry sectors have started to play a larger part in the region.

• Farming is essentially sheep and cattle. The size of the upland meadows allows the farmers to have comparatively large flocks.

External links

• Official town website