Capdenac
Capdenac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association.
It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. At one time Capdenac was thought to be identifiable as the Gaulish settlement of Uxellodunum which was besieged by Julius Caesar, but this theory has been discredited.Geography
The old village of Capdenac is situated on a hill on a ridge which forces a large meander in the river Lot. It is directly west, across the river from the main town of Capdenac-Gare. To the south of Capdenac-Gare is the area of Massip, which is the location of a convent.During the Second World War, encouraged by contact with Archbishop Saliège and Monseigneur de Courrège d'Ustou, Sister Denise Bergon arranged for the convent of Notre Dame de Massip in Capdenac to shelter some 83 Jewish children at risk due to the Holocaust in France. The children were hidden in the convent's boarding school. Apart from Sister Denise, only Sister Marguerite Roques, together with the school's chaplain and two other sisters knew the truth about the children's religious backgrounds. Another source lists the following in the rescue network: Denise Bergon, Jeannette Bettelheim, Louis de Courrèges d'Ustou, Georges Garel, Marguerite Roques, and Jules Saliège.