Puybrun

Puybrun
The church of Saint-Blaise
The church of Saint-Blaise
Location of Puybrun
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Puybrun is located in France
Puybrun
Puybrun
Puybrun is located in Occitanie
Puybrun
Puybrun
Coordinates: 44°55′10″N 1°47′16″E / 44.9194°N 1.7878°E / 44.9194; 1.7878
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementFigeac
CantonCère et Ségala
IntercommunalityCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascale Cieplak[1]
Area
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4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,003
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46229 /46130
Elevation125–266 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.

Puybrun (French pronunciation: [pɥibʁœ̃]; Occitan: Puègbrun) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Toponymy

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The 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

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In 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

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Places and monuments

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Law, Joy (1999). The Pallas guide to Dordogne. Internet Archive. London: Pallas Athene. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-873429-28-0.
  5. ^ Fourgous, Jean (1963). A travers le Lot. Cahors. p. 232.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b c Chantraine, Colette (17 September 1996). The Lot. Internet Archive. Laquet. p. 70. ISBN 978-2-910333-01-0.
  7. ^ a b "Église paroissiale Saint-Blaise". Architectural heritage (Mérimée) (in French). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.