Floirac (Lot)

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Floirac
Floirac (France)
Floirac
region Occitania
Department Lot
Arrondissement Gourdon
Canton Martel
Community association Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Coordinates 44 ° 55 '  N , 1 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '  N , 1 ° 39'  E
height 90-345 m
surface 19.02 km 2
Residents 258 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 46600
INSEE code 46106

Floirac - Église Saint-Georges

Floirac is a southern French municipality with 258 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitania region, consisting of several hamlets and individual farmsteads .

location

Floirac is located in the north of the Quercy and the Lot department on the south bank of the Dordogne . It is about ten kilometers (driving distance) in a north-westerly direction to the canton capital Martel . The medieval pilgrimage town of Rocamadour is about 20 kilometers south.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 370 365 337 291 242 277 268 258 258

In the 19th century Floirac had almost 1,000 inhabitants at times; At the beginning of the 20th century it was still around 700. The mechanization of agriculture and the resulting loss of jobs in the past caused a significant population decline to the lowest point in the 1990s.

economy

Floirac was and still is largely agricultural, with cattle breeding (cattle, pigs, poultry) also playing an important role. In autumn, truffles , nuts, chestnuts and fruit (apples, figs, etc.) also traditionally play an important role in providing people with food. Since the 1960s, tourism has also contributed to the town's income in the form of renting holiday homes and apartments ( gîtes ).

history

A parish church was mentioned as early as the 10th century; Adhemar von Echelles made it subject to the Abbey of Tulle in his will . In the 13th century, the Vice Count of Turenne handed the place over to one of his followers. In the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) and in the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598), the place suffered devastation.

Attractions

  • The Saint-Roch chapel is a simple building with a small bell gable and a late Gothic south portal crowned by a keel arch from the 15th century. The chapel has been recognized as a monument historique since 1925 .
  • The current parish church ( Église Saint-Georges ) dates from the 18th century. The church impresses with a mighty west tower. The interior design was compiled in the 19th century. The church building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1978 .
  • Immediately next to the parish church is an imposing medieval watchtower and defense tower .
  • A barn ( grange ) was dendrochronologically dated to the 15th century. However, the apse of the structure places it in a row with later buildings of the same type in the region.
  • There are several megalithic megalithic stone graves ( dolmens ) spread across the municipality .
Saint Roch chapel

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chapelle Saint-Roch, Floirac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Église Saint-Georges, Floirac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

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