Lubersac

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lubersac

(2020–2026) Philippe Gonzalez^[1]Area

57.46 km² (22.19 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,253 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

19121 /19210

Elevation380–400 m (1,250–1,310 ft)
(avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lubersac (French pronunciation: [lybɛʁsak]; Occitan: Liberçac) is a commune in the Corrèze département in central France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.

Formerly called Louparsat ("lou percé" in Limousin, can be translated to "pierced wolf" in English), named from the legend of a knight who killed a wolf with a blow of his sword to save his beloved.

Geography

The commune is located on the river Auvézère. Lubersac station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Saint-Yrieix and Limoges.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Lubersacois in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,444	—
1975	2,395	−0.29%
1982	2,397	+0.01%
1990	2,248	−0.80%
1999	2,169	−0.40%
2007	2,267	+0.55%
2012	2,263	−0.04%
2017	2,230	−0.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Joseph, Count Souham (see also Joseph Souham) was born in Lubersac on 30 April 1760. He died on 28 April 1837 at Versailles. He was a French general of the First French Empire.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE