Lubersac
Encyclopedia
Lubersac is a commune
in the Corrèze
département in central France near Arnac-Pompadour
and Uzerche
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It was 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. Its inhabitants are named Lubersacois (men) and Lubersacoises (women).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Corrèze
Corrèze
Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...
département in central France near Arnac-Pompadour
Arnac-Pompadour
Arnac-Pompadour is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.The city is famous for its chateau and its stud farm, the Pompadour National Anglo-Arab Stud, headquarters of the French National Stud and France's principal production centre of Anglo-Arabian horses.-History:Arnac was...
and Uzerche
Uzerche
Uzerche is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Limousin region of central France.In 1787, the English writer Arthur Young described the city as "The Pearl of the Limousin," nicknamed because of its picturesque setting, and a name by which it is still widely known today...
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It was formerly called Louparsat (« lou percé » in Limousin
Limousin (province)
Limousin is one of the traditional provinces of France around the city of Limoges. Limousin lies in the foothills of the western edge of the Massif Central, with cold weather in the winter...
, 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. Its inhabitants are named Lubersacois (men) and Lubersacoises (women).
Population
Personalities
- Joseph, Count Souham (see also Joseph SouhamJoseph SouhamJoseph Souham was a French general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born at Lubersac and died at Versailles.-French revolutionary years:...
) 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 EmpireFirst French EmpireThe First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
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