Lubersac
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Lubersac | |
Coordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′E / 45.45°N 1.4°ECoordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′E / 45.45°N 1.4°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
Canton | Uzerche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Gonzalez[1] |
Area 1 | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 2,235 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 19121 /19210 |
Elevation | 380–400 m (1,250–1,310 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lubersac (French pronunciation: [lybɛʁsak]; Occitan: Liberçac) is a commune in the Corrèze département in central France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.
Formerly called Louparsat ("lou percé" in Limousin, can be translated to "pierced wolf" in English), named from the legend of a knight who killed a wolf with a blow of his sword to save his beloved.
Geography[]
The commune is located on the river Auvézère.
Population[]
Its inhabitants are called Lubersacois.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 2,513 | — |
1968 | 2,444 | −2.7% |
1975 | 2,395 | −2.0% |
1982 | 2,397 | +0.1% |
1990 | 2,248 | −6.2% |
1999 | 2,169 | −3.5% |
2008 | 2,279 | +5.1% |
Personalities[]
- Joseph, Count Souham (see also Joseph Souham) was born in Lubersac on 30 April 1760. He died on 28 April 1837 at Versailles. He was a French general of the First French Empire.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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- Communes of Corrèze
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