Lubersac
Lubersac (French pronunciation: [lybɛʁsak]; Occitan: Liberçac) is a commune in the Corrèze département in central France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.
Lubersac | |
|---|---|
 Renaissance house | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lubersac | |
  Lubersac  Lubersac | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′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 | 2,246 |
| • 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. | |
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. Lubersac station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Saint-Yrieix and Limoges.
Population
Its inhabitants are called Lubersacois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,444 | — |
| 1975 | 2,395 | −0.29% |
| 1982 | 2,397 | +0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,248 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 2,169 | −0.40% |
| 2007 | 2,267 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 2,263 | −0.04% |
| 2017 | 2,230 | −0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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