Lubersac | |
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) Renaissance house | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lubersac  | |
)  Lubersac ) Lubersac | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Decaie |
| Area 1 | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 2,230 |
| • 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 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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