Saux (pronounced "Sox"; Languedocien: Sauç) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Porte-du-Quercy.[2][3]
Saux | |
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Part of Porte-du-Quercy | |
 The Chateau of Victor, hosting the famous trappe à bière | |
Location of Saux  | |
  Saux  Saux | |
| Coordinates: 44°23′27″N 1°05′10″E / 44.3908°N 1.0861°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Puy-l'Évêque |
| Commune | Porte-du-Quercy |
| Area 1 | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 93 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46800 |
| Elevation | 173–275 m (568–902 ft) (avg. 242 m or 794 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History edit
The army of Simon de Montfort ravaged the village and demolished two castles there.[4]
Administration edit
Before 1789, there were two parishes in that village, the one at Saux known by the name of St. Andrew, the other at Tourniac by the name of St. Hilaire.[4] Curiously, both were a detached possession of the castellany of Lauzerte,[5] despite being part of the Diocese of Cahors.[4]
At that time, the village was known as Saux-de-Tourniac.[6][7]
Tourniac edit
Tourniac is a hamlet to the west of the village Saux. It was mentioned on the 18th century Cassini map as Tronhac.[8] Formerly an independent commune, it was merged into Saux between 1795 and 1800.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Quet, Didier (January 11, 2019). "Derniers vœux de Saint-Matré, commune fondatrice de Porte-du-Quercy" [Last wishes of Saint-Matré, founding commune of Porte-du-Quercy]. actu.fr. La Vie Quercynoise. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
- ^ a b c Combarieu, Louis (1881). Dictionnaire des communes du Lot [Dictionary of communes of Lot] (in French). Cahors: A. Laytou. p. 211.
- ^ Lartigaut, Jean (July–September 1997). Le repeuplement de Ferrières au XVe siècle. Le repaire, le village et l‘église. Naissance d‘une coseignerie directe dasn un cadre paroissial [The repopulation of Ferrières in the 15th century. The den, the village and the church. Birth of a direct coseignerie in a parish setting] (in French). Vol. 118. Cahors: Bulletin de la Société des études littéraires, scientifiques et artistiques du Lot. p. 78.
- ^ Magnan, Dominique (1765). Desaint, Jean-Charles (ed.). Dictionnaire géographique portatif de la France [Portable geographical dictionary of France] (in French). Vol. 4. Paris. p. 44.
Saux-de-Tourniac
- ^ Saugrain, Claude-Marin (1726). Saugrain; Prault, Pierre (eds.). Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne [Universal dictionary of ancient and modern France] (in French). Vol. 3. Paris. p. 76.
Saux-de-Tourniac
- ^ Tronhac on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tourniac, EHESS (in French).
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