Loubressac (French pronunciation: [lubʁəsak];[3][4] Occitan: Laubreçac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in the Causse de Gramat, the largest and wildest of the four Causses du Quercy. Its inhabitants are called Loubressacois or Loubressacoises.
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| Coordinates: 44°52′19″N 1°48′14″E / 44.872°N 1.8038°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Saint-Céré |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Beco[1] |
| Area 1 | 23.75 km2 (9.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 505 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46177 /46130 |
| Elevation | 120–424 m (394–1,391 ft) (avg. 375 m or 1,230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA commune of Quercy, the old fortified village stands at the top of a rocky peak overlooking the left bank of the Bave river.
Toponymy
editThe toponym Loubressac, of Gallo-Roman origin, is based on an anthroponym Lupercius. The ending -ac comes from the Gallic suffix -acon (itself from Common Celtic *-āko-), often Latinized to -acum in texts.[5]
History
editJean Dupuy, from Cahors, was the judge of Loubressac in 1616.
On 14 July 1944, during Operation Cadillac, the largest parachute drop of weapons (558 containers) for the French Resistance took place in the commune, on a field at La Maresque, operated by 75 B-17 Flying Fortresses accompanied by 200 fighters.[6]
During this operation, four hundred men were stationed around the field, while six hundred men of l'Armée secrete de Corrèze protected it in the north. Two hundred men, with forty-seven oxcarts and thirty trucks were on the ground. By 6 p.m., five hundred containers had been recovered and taken to various depots.
Local culture and heritage
editPlaces and monuments
edit- Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Loubressac - The building was listed as a historical monument in 1971.[7] Several objects are referenced in the Base Palissy database.[7]
- Former Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Loubressac.[8]
- Château de Loubressac (private) - from the park, you can enjoy a panorama of the Dordogne valley and the Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux.[9]
- Pont de Maday.[10]
- Dolmen d'Horaste
- Dolmen de la Croix Hélène.
- Dolmens of Pech Plumet: 2 dolmens.
Green spaces
editLoubressac has been rewarded with two flowers label in the competition, Concours des villes et villages fleuris
Personalities linked to the commune
editThe American poet Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) wrote Stars over the Dordogne during her stay at Lacam de Loubressac in the summer of 1961.
Miscellaneous
edit- The film, Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles, directed by Georges Lautner, was shot mainly in the village of Loubressac in 1972, and released in theatres on 25 January 1973.
- Loubressac received the label, of one of the most beautiful villages in France by the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Autoire Loubressac, 8 June 2020, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 27 August 2021
- ^ Loubressac, 10 October 2013, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 27 August 2021
- ^ Bazalgues, Gaston (June 2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy : Toponymie lotoise (in French). Gourdon: Editions de la Bouriane et du Quercy. p. 115. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.
- ^ "Aux héros méconnus de l'opération Cadillac". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Ancienne église paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Château". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Pont de Maday". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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