commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Dordogne
Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named af ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...
in southwestern
France
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The commune was written as ''Peisac'', ''Peyzac'', ''Paysac'' and since the late-19th century: ''Payzac''. The official name Payzac replaced the older name ''Payzac-de-Lanouaille'' in 1961.
During the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
on Friday 23 August 1793, the communes of Boisseuilh, Coubjours, Génis, Payzac,
Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes
Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has an 11th-12th century romanesque church, dedicated to Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Juliette.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Do ...
, Saint Mesmin, Salagnac, Savignac, Saint-Trié (Sainte-Trie) and Teillots were detached from the Corrèze department, and reunited to the Dordogne department.
The commune is well known for its Rugby team "l'USPS" (lit. Payzac-Savignac Sporting Union), champion of France 3 in
2000
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and in the Périgord-Agenais "regional honor promotion league" in 2007/2008.
Mayors
A partial list of lords and
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
s of Payzac:
* 1345-6 Charles de Blois and Jeanne de Penthievre, duke and duchess of Brittany, viscount and viscountess of Limoges
* , count of Penthièvre,
viscount of Limoges
Between Limoges, Brive and Périgueux, the viscounts of Limoges (), also called viscounts of Ségur created a small principality, whose last heir was Henry IV. Ségur was the main home of these viscounts, in the heart of their domain. The visc ...
, lord of Payzac
*-1453: , viscount of
Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...
, lord of Payzac
*1453-1455: , count of, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
*1455-1481: , countess of Périgord, viscountess of Limoges, dame (lady) of Paysac
*1481-1516:
Jean d'Albret
John III (french: Jean d'Albret; 1469 – 14 June 1516) was ''jure uxoris'' King of Navarre from 1484 until his death, as husband and co-ruler with Catherine of Navarre, Queen Catherine.
He was a son of Alain I of Albret, Alain I, Lord of Albret ...
,
king of Navarre
This is a list of the kings and queens of kingdom of Pamplona, Pamplona, later kingdom of Navarre, Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Kingdom of Aragon, Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial desig ...
, count of Périgord, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
*1516-1555 - Henri d'Albret, king of Navarre, count of Périgord, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
*1555-?:
Jeanne d'Albret
Jeanne d'Albret (Basque: ''Joana Albretekoa''; Occitan: ''Joana de Labrit''; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572.
Jeanne was the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Margaret ...
,
queen of Navarre
This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial designation Navarre came into use as an alternative name in the ...
, countess of Périgord, viscountess of Limoges, lady of Paysac
*?-1609: Henry IV,
king of France
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the first ...
and Navarre, count of Périgord, viscount of Limoges, lord of Paysac
*1713-1741: François du Mas de Paysac, lord marquess of Paysac
*1741-?: Joseph-François du Mas de Paysac, lord marquess of Paysac
*?-1789: Charles-Odet du Mas de Paysac, lord marquess of Paysac
*1790s: Coustillas, mayor
*February 1800: Degrassat
*6 June 1811: Jean-Baptiste Eyssartier
*30 September 1815: Lajugie-Larnaudie
*April 1817: Leonard Rupin
*9 August 1832: Pierre Coustillas
*15 May 1852: Piere Joussein
*February, 1875-?: Pierre Joussein
*July 1899 - 1911: Gustave le Clare
*1908-: Dr. Dupinet
*1919-1945: Charles le Clere
*mid-20th century: Feuillard
*2001-2008: François le Clere
*2008-2014: Jean-Michel Lamassiaude
Personalities
Payzac was the birthplace of:
*
Jean-Pierre Timbaud
Jean-Pierre Timbaud ( Payzac, Dordogne, September 20, 1904 - Chateaubriant, October 22, 1941) was the secretary of the steelworkers’ trade union section of the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT). He took part in the strikes which prec ...