Pailloles

Pailloles
Commune
Location of Pailloles
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Coordinates: 44°28′17″N 0°38′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton	Le Haut agenais Périgord
Intercommunality	Bastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Henri Mattana[1]
Area ^1	9.16 km^2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	319
• Density	35/km^2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47198 /47440
Elevation	54–180 m (177–591 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pailloles (French pronunciation: [pajɔl]; Occitan: Las Palhòlas) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Origins of the name

The present commune of Pailloles in fact contains two ancient settlements with their own parish churches, the southern part being Pailloles proper while the northern part is Senezelles.

The name of Pailloles appears in a Latin document of the 1400s as Pajoliis and then in the local language of Occitan in 1506 and 1511 as Las Palholas, the first mention in French being as Les Pailloles in 1520. The previous name was that of its church, Sanctus Gervasius de Cantes in Latin or St Gervais de Cantes in French. The meaning of “pailloles” is unclear, possible referring to the houses being roofed with straw (“palea” in Latin and “ palha” in Occitan). The name Senezelles possibly denotes a leper refuge.^[3][4]

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Boyrie-Fénié, Bénédicte (2012), Dictionnaire toponymique des communes du Lot et Garonne', Pau: CAIRN
4. Burgan, Paul; Lafon, André (2006), Toponymie du Tarn-et-Garonne, Association Antonin Perbosc, pp. 281–282