Floirac (French pronunciation: [flwaʁak]) is a commune in the Lot department (46) in south-western France.[3]
Floirac | |
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 The Tower of Floirac | |
Location of Floirac  | |
  Floirac  Floirac | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′00″N 1°39′19″E / 44.9167°N 1.6553°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Martel |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandre Barrouilhet[1] |
Area 1 | 19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 240 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46106 /46600 |
| Elevation | 90–345 m (295–1,132 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is located in Quercy on the Causse of Floirac. It is watered by the Dordogne, and bordered to the north-west by its tributary, the Tourmente. Floirac has a surface of 19.02 km² and has 265 inhabitants (as of 2016), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 and 345 metres above sea level, with 140 metres at the town hall.[4] The D43 road and a single track railway crosses it.
Neighbouring municipalities
editToponymy
editThe toponym Floirac is based on the Gallo-Roman anthroponymy Florus. The endpoint -ac is derived from the Gallic -acon suffix (itself of the common Celtic *-Āko-), often latinized in-acum in the texts. This Floracum toponym is found in Floracum fundum which meant: the domain of Florus.
Politics
edit| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001–2014 | Frédéric Bonnet-Madin |
| 2014–2020 | Raphaël Daubet |
| 2020–incumbent | Alexandre Barrouilhet |
Places and monuments
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Entrance of the Chapelle Saint-Roch. -
Church of Saint-Georges. -
Tour de Floirac.
- Chapelle Saint-Roch de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 10 December 1925
- Church Saint-Georges de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 30 May 1978
- Tour de Floirac, dating from the Middle Ages, registered in the title of historical monuments on 8 August 2013
Notable people
edit- Jean Dellac (1876-1937) French politician
- Raphael Daubet (1977-) French politician
- Max Pugh Film director and artist (1977-)
- Jean-Louis Ezine French writer and broadcaster
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Résultat sur la commune : ' FLOIRAC ', Institut géographique national". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
External links
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- Official website
- Floirac en Quercy (in French)
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