Puybrun

Puybrun
Commune
The church of Saint-Blaise
Location of Puybrun
Puybrun Location within France Show map of France Puybrun Location within Occitanie Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°55′10″N 1°47′16″E / 44.9194°N 1.7878°E / 44.9194; 1.7878
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Cère et Ségala
Intercommunality	Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascale Cieplak[1]
Area ^1	4.36 km^2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	984
• Density	226/km^2 (585/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46229 /46130
Elevation	125–266 m (410–873 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puybrun (French pronunciation: [pɥibʁœ̃]; Occitan: Puègbrun) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Toponymy

The toponym Puybrun (in Occitan Pègbrun) is found in the form Bastida de Podio bruni which is formed from Puy which is a francization of the Occitan pèg, pech from the Latin podium with the meaning of place located on a height and brown because of the colour given by the iron ore.^[3]

History

In 1282, a bastide was founded at Puybrun by Philipe de Hardi and William IV, a cistercian Abbot of Dalon in the Perigord.^[4][5] A paréage had been created between the two in 1279.^[6] The bastide was not granted the right to build walls and ditches.^[6] The bastide would be attacked by the English during the Hundred Years' War against the French and again by Protestants during the French Wars of Religion in 1562 and again 1585.^[6][7]

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

• Église Saint-Blaise de Puybrun. Built in 1300s but rebuilt in between 1600 and 1620 as it was severely damaged during the Religious Wars.^[7]

Notable persons

• Charles Nuville (1889-1965), aviator, ace of the First World War, born in Puybrun.
• Jacky Lamothe, born in Puybrun in 1950, international basketball player.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Bazalgues, Gaston (June 2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy (in French). Gourdon. p. 118. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.
4. Law, Joy (1999). The Pallas guide to Dordogne. Internet Archive. London: Pallas Athene. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-873429-28-0.
5. Fourgous, Jean (1963). A travers le Lot. Cahors. p. 232.
6. Chantraine, Colette (17 September 1996). The Lot. Internet Archive. Laquet. p. 70. ISBN 978-2-910333-01-0.
7. "Église paroissiale Saint-Blaise". Architectural heritage (Mérimée) (in French). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.