Payrac
Encyclopedia
Payrac is a commune
in the Lot department in south-western France
.
The inhabitants of Payrac are call the "Payracois" and "Payracoises.
, the town's population plummeted to the point where it was nearly uninhabited. However, under the influence of lords, peasants moved to and repopulated Payrac.
In 1589, the Huguenot
army ravaged Payrac and killed 500 people.
After this period, Payrac underwent an economic revival due to its strategic placement with Paris
and Toulouse
. Unfortunately, Payrac did not undergo change during the Industrial Revolution
, and as a result lost half its population.
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 Lot department in south-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The inhabitants of Payrac are call the "Payracois" and "Payracoises.
Bordering Towns
| Lamothe-Fénelon Lamothe-Fénelon Lamothe-Fénelon is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.... |
Loupiac | Calès |
| Rouffilhac Rouffilhac Rouffilhac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.... |
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| Anglars-Nozac Anglars-Nozac Anglars-Nozac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.... |
Le Vigan | Reilhaguet Reilhaguet Reilhaguet is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Lot department... |
History
Payrac was an important town in the times of ancient Rome, but because of military campaigns and pillages from the Hundred Year's War and the Bubonic PlagueBubonic plague
Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin. Primarily carried by rodents and spread to humans via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout history, due to the unrivaled scale of death...
, the town's population plummeted to the point where it was nearly uninhabited. However, under the influence of lords, peasants moved to and repopulated Payrac.
In 1589, the Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
army ravaged Payrac and killed 500 people.
After this period, Payrac underwent an economic revival due to its strategic placement with Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
. Unfortunately, Payrac did not undergo change during the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
, and as a result lost half its population.