Lubersac
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Location of Lubersac | |
Lubersac Lubersac | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 2,246 |
| • Density | 39.09/km2 (101.2/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 departement in central France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.
Formerly called Louparsat ('lou percé' in Limousin, lit. 'pierced wolf'), named for a legend in which a knight kills 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% |
| 2023 | 2,246 | +0.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Joseph, Count 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 (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lubersac.
- Official website (in French)