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Lubersac | |
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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 (2020–2026) | Philippe Gonzalez[1] |
Area 1 | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,253 |
• 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. 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. |
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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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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