Berc is a small village in the south of
France
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. It is located in the department of
Lozère
Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...
, in the
Massif Central
The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France.
Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,00 ...
, on the border with the department of
Cantal
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, at an altitude of .
In 1968 there were 144 inhabitants.
An independent
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
until 1 January 1973, Berc now forms the new commune of
Les Monts-Verts with the villages of
Arcomie and
Le Bacon.
History
Berc was created in 1877 from the communes of
Arcomie,
La Fage-Saint-Julien and
Termes.
On 1 January 1973, it merged with two communes,
Arcomie and
Le Bacon, to form the new commune named
Les Monts-Verts.
It then took the status of
associated commune which it retained until 17 July 1990 when the simple merger was replaced by the merger-association (prefectural decree of 17 July 1990).
The town was known at the beginning of the twentieth century for its artisanal production of
sabot
Sabot may refer to:
* Sabot (firearms), disposable supportive device used in gunpowder ammunitions to fit/patch around a sub-caliber projectile
* Sabot (shoe), a type of wooden shoe
People
* Dick Sabot (1944–2005), American economist and busi ...
s.
Politics and administration
List of mayors from 1877 to 31 December 1972
List of deputy mayors from 1 January 1973 to 17 July 1990
Local culture and heritage
Places and monuments
* Église Sainte-Marie de Berc.
* Cross near the church of Sainte-Marie.
Croix près de l'église de berc.jpg, Ancient cross.
Croix près de l'église de Berc2.jpg, Modern cross.
Personalities
*
Pierre Veyron
Pierre Veyron (1 October 1903 – 2 November 1970) was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver active from 1933 through 1953.
Career
Pierre Veyron enrolled at university to study engineering. Veyron's friend, Albert Divo, convinced Veyron to take ...
(1903-1970),
Grand Prix motor racing
Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition, has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as early as 1894. It quickly evolved from simple road races from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car an ...
driver, was born in Berc.
Bugatti Automobiles
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. () is a French luxury automobile manufacturer and luxury brand for hyper sports cars. The company was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group and is based in Molsheim, Alsace, France. The Bugatti na ...
named one of its models, the
Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and Bugatti and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver Pie ...
, after him.
See also
*
Les Monts-Verts
References
Former communes of Lozère
Villages in Occitania (administrative region)
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