Puybrun

Puybrun
Commune
The church of Saint-Blaise
Location of Puybrun
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Coordinates: 44°55′10″N 1°47′16″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Cère et Ségala
Intercommunality	Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascale Cieplak[1]
Area ^1	4.36 km^2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,003
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46229 /46130
Elevation	125–266 m (410–873 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

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

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.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

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.
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.
6. Chantraine, Colette (17 September 1996). The Lot. Internet Archive. Laquet. p. 70. ISBN 978-2-910333-01-0.
7. "Église paroissiale Saint-Blaise". Architectural heritage (Mérimée) (in French). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.