Rosetta stone

Figeac is known for a guy named Champollion. This guy translated the Rosetta Stone - a stone tablet that was found that had Egyptian hieroglyphics on it -he was able to translate the stone which led to being able to translate all hieroglyphics.

Figeac does not have the Rosetta Stone anymore - it lives at the British museum in London. Figeac DOES have the largest Rosetta Stone - which can be found in "le place de ecrites" (place of writing)