Montcuq is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France, lying 25 kilometres outside Cahors. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc. Its residents are known as Montcuquois. The town remains vibrant and a popular tourist destination. It still has a rich agricultural industry, and is known for its manufacture of meringues and gaufres de Saint Daumes waffles. The town's name could derives from the Latin Mont Circus Vallium, Mont Cuneus or montem cuci, meaning cuckoo mountain.
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