Cadurci
The Cadurci were a Gallic tribe living in the region of Quercy.Name
They are mentioned as Cadurcus by Caesar, as Kadou͂rkoi by Strabo and Ptolemy, and as Cadurci by Pliny.
The etymology of the name Cadurci is uncertain. Pierre-Yves Lambert has proposed that it may be the contraction of the Gaulish name Catu-turci, formed with the root catu- attached to turcos.
The city of Cahors, attested as civitas Cadurcorum ca. 400 CE, and the region of Quercy, are named after the Gallic tribe.Geography
The Cadurci dwelled in the region of Quercy, attested as pagus Catorcinus in 628. Their capital city was originally named Divona.
