Chirac, Lozère
# Chirac, Lozère

Chirac (French pronunciation: ​; Occitan: Chairac) is a former commune in the Lozère département in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bourgs-sur-Colagne. Its population was 1,144 in 2019.

## Geography

Situated on the banks of the Colagne river in the heart of the Massif central. The D809 road passes through the village.

## Places and monuments

* The Fare dolmen
* The twelfth century Romanesque 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, 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, 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.

## Notable people

* Colonel Marceau Crespin (1915–1988)
* Nicolaï Greschny (1912–1985), artist
