The toponym Puybrun (in OccitanPègbrun) 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
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
Places and monuments
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
Charles Nuville (1889-1965), aviator, ace of the First World War, born in Puybrun.
Jacky Lamothe, born in Puybrun in 1950, international basketball player.
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