Payrac

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

Payrac
A general view of Payrac
Location of Payrac
Payrac
Payrac
Coordinates: 44°47′51″N 1°28′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementGourdon
CantonSouillac
IntercommunalityHaute Bouriane
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Favory
Area
1
19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
620
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46215 /46350
Elevation125–364 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.

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. 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. Payrac did not undergo change during the Industrial Revolution, and as a result lost half its population.

Population

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