Lubersac
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Commune of Lubersac |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Lubersac |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Decaie (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 380 m–400 m (avg. 390 m) |
| Land area¹ | 57.46 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,225 |
| - Density | 38.72/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 19121/ 19210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Lubersac is a commune in the Corrèze department in northern France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.
It was formerly called Louparsat (« lou percé » in Limousin), named from the legend of a knight who killed a wolf with a blow of his sword to save his beloved. Its inhabitants are named Lubersacois (men) and Lubersacoises (women).
[edit] Geography
The commune is located on the river Auvézère.
[edit] Famous Lubersacois
- Joseph, Count Souham (see also Joseph Souham) was born in Lubersac on April the 30th, 1760. He died on April 28th, 1837 at Versailles. He was a French general of the First French Empire.
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