See also Cahors on Wikipedia, Cahors on Wiktionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1st edition, disclaimer. It is actually located at 44° 26′ N., 1° 26′ E.

CAHORS, the capital of the territory of Querci, in the province of Guienne in France, situated about forty-five miles north of Tholouse: E. long. 1°, N. lat. 44° 25′.

It is the see of a bishop, and has an university.