Payrac

Payrac
A general view of Payrac A general view of Payrac
Payrac
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Payrac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Payrac
Intercommunality	Haute Bouriane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Favory
Area1	19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)2	672
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	46215 / 46350
Elevation	125–364 m (410–1,194 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Payrac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The inhabitants of Payrac are called "Payraçois" and "Payraçoises".

Bordering Towns

Lamothe-Fénelon	Loupiac	Calès
Rouffilhac
Anglars-Nozac	Le Vigan	Reilhaguet

History

Payrac was an important town in the times of ancient Rome, but because of military campaigns and pillages from the Hundred Years' War and the Bubonic Plague, the town's population plummeted to the point where it was nearly uninhabited. However, under the influence of lords, peasants moved to and repopulated Payrac.

In 1589, the Huguenot army ravaged Payrac and killed 500 people.

After this period, Payrac underwent an economic revival due to its strategic placement with Paris and Toulouse. Unfortunately, Payrac did not undergo change during the Industrial Revolution, and as a result lost half its population.

Population

Date of Population
(Source: Cassini et INSEE)

1793 1800 1806 1820 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1 017 909 1 160 - 1 786 1 809 1 911 1 253 1 267 1 265

1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1 290 1 320 1 255 1 240 1 222 1 185 1 179 1 136 1 069

1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 980 960 968 846 816 719 687 646 580

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2004 2007 - 523 512 456 448 492 564 - 672 - For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

External links

• Payrac on Mapquest