Padirac

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Padirac
Padirac (France)
Padirac
region Occitania
Department Lot
Arrondissement Gourdon
Canton Gramat
Community association Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Coordinates 44 ° 51 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  E
height 318-426 m
surface 8.86 km 2
Residents 158 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 46500
INSEE code 46213

Mairie Padirac

Padirac is a French municipality with 158 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot in the Région Okzitanien (2015 Midi-Pyrenees ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Gourdon and to the community association Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne, founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Padiracois .

geography

The municipality is located in the Causse de Gramat , part of the Haut Quercy landscape in the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park . The calcareous soil does not allow any surface running water. The landscape is characterized by wide dry grass areas and smaller forest areas. In the higher northeast of the municipality there are several dolmens and five shaft caves, of which the Gouffre de Padirac (Gorge of Padirac) is known nationwide. Padirac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gintrac in the north, Loubressac in the east, Thégra in the south and Miers in the west. The largest districts of the municipality of Padirac are Le Ratier, Latreille, Bord, Rigal, Lacoste, Bagou, Panot, Bascoul, Calcas, Le Salvage, Mathieu, Teilié and Sayssac .

history

The place name Padirac is based on the Latin anthroponym Palerius . The ending -ac is a typical Gallic suffix. The municipality of Padirac was founded in 1828 by separating out parts of the municipality of Miers.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 224 177 162 148 160 168 185 159
Sources: Annuaire-mairie and INSEE

Attractions

  • Gouffre de Padirac cave
  • Saint-Julien church
  • Château de Padirac
  • several hall crosses
  • Barns
  • Insectopia , an insect museum
  • 13 stone tables , compiled and researched by Armand Viré in 1930; the biggest of them:
    • Dolmen d'Andrieu appelé, also called Dolmen du Champ de Monsieur
    • Dolmen d'Escurettes
    • Dolmen de Bougoulat
    • Dolmen des Calcas appelé, also called Dolmen de Penot
    • Dolmen des Claouzelles
    • Dolmens of the Pendus: (2 dolmens)

  • Entry shaft to the cave

  • Entrance to the cave

  • Saint-Julien church

  • Château de Padirac

  • old barn

  • Hotel and restaurant "La Charmille"

Economy and Infrastructure

In the municipality of Padirac there is a bakery, a butcher and a hairdresser as well as small craft shops. In addition to tourism, agriculture also plays an important role in the municipality. 15 farms are located in Padirac (cereal and vegetable growing, dairy farming, horse, goat, sheep, cattle and poultry breeding).

The D673 road from Rocamadour to Saint-Céré runs through the municipality of Padirac . In Souillac , 18 kilometers to the north-west, there is a connection to the ( Autoroute A20 ). The Rocamadour-Padirac station, eight kilometers to the west, is on the railway line from Brive-la-Gaillarde via Capdenac to Toulouse ( Ligne de Brive-la-Gaillarde à Toulouse-Matabiau via Capdenac ).

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Gaston Bazalgues, Les noms des communes du Parc , Les cahiers scientifiques du Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy, Volume 1, 2014, p. 115 (PDF file, French)
  2. ↑ Padirac on annuaire-mairie.fr
  3. ↑ Padirac on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farmers in Padirac on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Padirac  - collection of images