Puybrun

Commune in Occitania, France

Location of Puybrun

(2020–2026) Pascale Cieplak^[1]Area

4.36 km² (1.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,003 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

46229 /46130

Elevation125–266 m (410–873 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Bazalgues, Gaston (June 2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy (in French). Gourdon. p. 118. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Law, Joy (1999). The Pallas guide to Dordogne. Internet Archive. London: Pallas Athene. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-873429-28-0.
^ Fourgous, Jean (1963). A travers le Lot. Cahors. p. 232.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Chantraine, Colette (17 September 1996). The Lot. Internet Archive. Laquet. p. 70. ISBN 978-2-910333-01-0.
^ ^a ^b "Église paroissiale Saint-Blaise". Architectural heritage (Mérimée) (in French). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.