Payrac | |
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  Payrac  Payrac | |
| Coordinates:44°47′51″N1°28′22″E / 44.7975°N 1.4728°E /44.7975; 1.4728 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Souillac |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | François Nadaud[1] |
Area 1 | 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 666 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46215 /46350 |
| Elevation | 125–364 m (410–1,194 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Payrac (French pronunciation:[pɛʁak];Occitan:Pairac) is acommune in theLot department in south-western France.The inhabitants of Payrac are called "Payraçois" and "Payraçoises" in French.
Payrac was an important town in the times of ancient Rome, but because of military campaigns and pillages from theHundred Years' War and theBubonic Plague, the town's population plummeted to the point where it was nearly uninhabited. Under the influence of lords, peasants moved to and repopulated Payrac.
In 1589, theHuguenot army ravaged Payrac and killed 500 people.
After this period, Payrac underwent an economic revival due to its strategic placement with Paris andToulouse. Payrac did not undergo change during theIndustrial Revolution, and as a result lost half its population.
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