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Floirac (French pronunciation: [flwaʁak]) is a commune in the Lot department (46) in south-western France.[3]

Geography

The 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

Toponymy

The 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

List of successive mayors
Term Name
2001–2014 Frédéric Bonnet-Madin
2014–2020 Raphaël Daubet
2020–incumbent Alexandre Barrouilhet

Places and monuments

  • Entrance of the Chapelle Saint-Roch.
    Entrance of the Chapelle Saint-Roch.
  • Church of Saint-Georges.
    Church of Saint-Georges.
  • Tour de Floirac.
    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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Résultat sur la commune : ' FLOIRAC ', Institut géographique national". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2008.


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