Lubersac

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Lubersac
Renaissance house
Renaissance house
Coat of arms of Lubersac
Location of Lubersac
Lubersac is located in France
Lubersac
Lubersac
Coordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′E / 45.45°N 1.4°E / 45.45; 1.4Coordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′E / 45.45°N 1.4°E / 45.45; 1.4
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementBrive-la-Gaillarde
CantonUzerche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Gonzalez[1]
Area
1
57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,235
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19121 /19210
Elevation380–400 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,513—    
19682,444−2.7%
19752,395−2.0%
19822,397+0.1%
19902,248−6.2%
19992,169−3.5%
20082,279+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[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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