Loubressac
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Loubressac Laubreçac |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Saint-Céré | |
| Community association | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 52 ′ N , 1 ° 48 ′ E | |
| height | 120-424 m | |
| surface | 23.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 537 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46130 | |
| INSEE code | 46177 | |
 Loubressac - the townscape |
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Loubressac ( Occitan Laubreçac ) is a municipality with 537 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the French region of Occitania . The place is one of the " Most Beautiful Villages in France ".
location
Loubressac is located on a hilltop high above the Dordogne valley in the north-east of the Quercy landscape, which is extremely rich in cultural and culinary attractions, around 75 kilometers (driving distance) to the north-east of Cahors . It is about 10 kilometers to the east to the canton capital of Saint-Céré ; Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne is about 16 kilometers northeast. The towns of Carennac and Martel, which are also among the most beautiful villages in France, are located about 11 and 27 kilometers to the northwest; Autoire is about five kilometers southeast. The medieval pilgrimage town of Rocamadour is about 22 kilometers to the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 367 | 375 | 405 | 449 | 432 | 458 | 550 |
economy
The income from tourism now plays the largest role in the economic life of the municipality. But the small, somewhat remote place is rarely overcrowded.
history
A Gallo-Roman settlement was located below today's village near the Église-Basse district. In the 14th century, the time of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) between England and France, the residents fled to the castle built by Adhémar d'Aigrefeuille on a rock spur , where a settlement gradually emerged.
Attractions
- The townscape of Loubressac, which appears medieval and idyllic in its entirety, has changed somewhat in recent years due to a few new buildings, but all new buildings have been clad with natural stone. To the north there is a good view over the Dordogne valley.
- The Loubressac Castle is - apart from its large portal tower with a coat of arms - rather inconspicuous building from the 15th to 17th centuries. It is privately owned and cannot be viewed.
- The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste appears from a distance from the outside like a small mansion with tower. The portal, which was badly damaged in the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598), shows figures of Adam and Eve as well as a Christ in the mandorla ; On the portal wall there is a chain with scallops . The interior of the church has a single nave and a ribbed vault - painted in the 19th century . Four side chapels open up the space and at the same time serve to stabilize the walls. The apse is decorated with baroque figures: crucifixion group in the middle, apostles on the side. The church building was classified as a monument historique in 1971 .
- In the valley there is a bridge ( Pont de Maday ) from the 14th century, which was renewed in the 18th century. It has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1979 .
- There are three Stone Age dolmens in the area: the Dolmen d'Auraste and the two less well-preserved dolmens of Le Pech Plumet .
Others
The French film director Georges Lautner made the film Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles in Loubressac in 1972 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Loubressac on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
- ↑ Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Loubressac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Pont de Maday, Loubressac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)