Floirac, Lot
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| Coordinates: 44°55′00″N 1°39′19″E / 44.9167°N 1.6553°ECoordinates: 44°55′00″N 1°39′19″E / 44.9167°N 1.6553°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Martel |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandre Barrouilhet |
| Area 1 | 19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 250 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46106 /46600 |
| Elevation | 90–345 m (295–1,132 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Floirac (French pronunciation: [flwaʁak]) is a commune in the Lot department (46) in south-western France.
Geography[]
The commune is located in Quercy on the Causse of Floirac. It is watered by the Dordogne, and bordered to the north-west by its tributary, the Tourmente. Floirac has a surface of 19,02 km² and has 268 inhabitants (as of 2006), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 und 345 metres above sea level with an average of 132 metres.[2][3][4] The D43 road and a single track railway crosses it.
Neighbouring municipalities[]
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Floirac
Toponymy[]
The toponym Floirac is based on the Gallo-Roman anthroponymy Florus. The endpoint -ac is derived from the Gallic -acon suffix (itself of the common Celtic *-Āko-), often latinized in-acum in the texts. This Floracum toponym is found in Floracum fundum which meant: the domain of Florus.
Politics[]
The mayor of Floirac since March 2001 is Frédéric Bonnet-Madin.
Places and monuments[]
Entrance of the Chapelle Saint-Roch.
Church of Saint-Georges.
Tour de Floirac.
- Chapelle Saint-Roch de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 10 December 1925
- Church Saint-Georges de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 30 May 1978
- Tour de Floirac, dating from the Middle Ages, registered in the title of historical monuments on 8 August 2013
Notable people[]
- Jean Dellac (1876-1937) French politician
See also[]
- Communes of the Lot department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ French Wikipedia
- ^ German Wikipedia
- ^ Institut géographique national (french) Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
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