Puybrun (French pronunciation: [pɥibʁœ̃]; Occitan: Puègbrun) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Puybrun | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint-Blaise | |
Location of Puybrun  | |
  Puybrun  Puybrun | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′10″N 1°47′16″E / 44.9194°N 1.7878°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Cère et Ségala |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascale Cieplak[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,003 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46229 /46130 |
| Elevation | 125–266 m (410–873 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
editThe toponym Puybrun (in Occitan Pègbrun) is found in the form Bastida de Podio bruni which is formed from Puy which is a francization of the Occitan pèg, pech from the Latin podium with the meaning of place located on a height and brown because of the colour given by the iron ore.[3]
History
editIn 1282, a bastide was founded at Puybrun by Philipe de Hardi and William IV, a cistercian abbot of Dalon in the Perigord.[4][5] A paréage had been created between the two in 1279.[6] The bastide was not granted the right to build walls and ditches.[6] The bastide would be attacked during the Hundred Years' War between the English and French and again during the French Wars of Religion in 1562 and again 1585.[6][7]
Local culture and heritage
editPlaces and monuments
edit- Église Saint-Blaise de Puybrun. Built in 1300s but rebuilt in between 1600 and 1620 as it was severely damaged during the Religious Wars.[7]
Notable persons
edit- Charles Nuville (1889-1965), aviator, ace of the First World War, born in Puybrun.
- Jacky Lamothe, born in Puybrun in 1950, international basketball player.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Bazalgues, Gaston (June 2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy (in French). Gourdon. p. 118. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Law, Joy (1999). The Pallas guide to Dordogne. Internet Archive. London: Pallas Athene. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-873429-28-0.
- ^ Fourgous, Jean (1963). A travers le Lot. Cahors. p. 232.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Chantraine, Colette (17 September 1996). The Lot. Internet Archive. Laquet. p. 70. ISBN 978-2-910333-01-0.
- ^ a b "Église paroissiale Saint-Blaise". Architectural heritage (Mérimée) (in French). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
