Lubersac

French commune
nomcommune=Lubersac
région=Limousin
département=Corrèze
arrondissement=Brive-la-Gaillarde
canton=Lubersac
insee=19121
cp=19210
maire=Jean-Pierre Decaie
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=1.4
latitude=45.45
alt moy=390 m
alt mini=380 m
alt maxi=400 m
hectares=5,746
km²=57.46
sans=2,225
date-sans=1999
dens=38.72
date-dens=1999

Lubersac is a commune in the Corrèze department in northern France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.

It was formerly called "Louparsat" (« lou percé » in Limousin), 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).

Geography

The commune is located on the river Auvézère.

Famous Lubersacois

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

External links

* [http://www.ville-lubersac.fr Website of the commune of Lubersac]