Payrac
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Payrac | |
Coordinates: 44°47′51″N 1°28′22″E / 44.7975°N 1.4728°ECoordinates: 44°47′51″N 1°28′22″E / 44.7975°N 1.4728°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Lot |
Arrondissement | Gourdon |
Canton | Souillac |
Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Nadaud |
Area 1 | 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 623 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 46215 /46350 |
Elevation | 125–364 m (410–1,194 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Payrac (French pronunciation: [pɛʁak]; Occitan: Pairac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The inhabitants of Payrac are called "Payraçois" and "Payraçoises".
Bordering Towns[]
Lamothe-Fénelon | Loupiac | Calès |
Rouffilhac | ||
Anglars-Nozac | Le Vigan | Reilhaguet |
History[]
Payrac was an important town in the times of ancient Rome, but because of military campaigns and pillages from the Hundred Years' War and the Bubonic Plague, the town's population plummeted to the point where it was nearly uninhabited. Under the influence of lords, peasants moved to and repopulated Payrac.
In 1589, the Huguenot army ravaged Payrac and killed 500 people.
After this period, Payrac underwent an economic revival due to its strategic placement with Paris and Toulouse. Payrac did not undergo change during the Industrial Revolution, and as a result lost half its population.
Population[]
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Source: Cassini[2] and INSEE[3] |
See also[]
- Communes of the Lot department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Payrac, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ INSEE: Population en historique depuis 1968
External links[]
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