Prayssac
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Prayssac Praissac |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Puy-l'Évêque | |
| Community association | Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 30 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 80-284 m | |
| surface | 24.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,397 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46220 | |
| INSEE code | 46225 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-prayssac.info46.com/ | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Prayssac |
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Prayssac ( Occitan : Praissac ) is a southern French municipality with 2,397 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Cahors and the canton of Puy-l'Évêque . The inhabitants are called Prayssacois .
geography
Prayssac is located on the north bank of the Lot River in the old cultural landscape of the Quercy . Prayssac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pomarède in the north, Les Junies in the northeast, Castelfranc in the east, Anglars-Juillac in the southeast, Bélaye in the south, Lagardelle in the southwest and Pescadoires and Puy-l'Évêque in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1850 | 1975 | 2065 | 2160 | 2233 | 2300 | 2439 | 2397 |
Attractions
- Saint-Barthélémy church, rebuilt in 1861
- Calvayrac Chapel
- Dolmen
Saint-Barthélémy church
Calvayrac Chapel
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768–1813), Duke of Istria, Marshal
- Bertrand Bessières (1773-1854), General
- Maurice Faure (1922–2014), resistance fighter, Minister of the Interior and Europe, Mayor of Prayssac (1953–1965)
Web links
Commons : Prayssac - collection of images, videos and audio files
