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Floirac () is a commune in the
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(46) in south-western
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.


Geography

The commune is located in Quercy on the Causse of Floirac. It is watered by 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 ...
, and bordered to the north-west by its tributary, the Tourmente. Floirac has a surface of 19.02 km² and has 265 inhabitants (as of 2016), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 and 345 metres above
sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
, with 140 metres at the town hall. The D43 road and a single track railway crosses it.


Neighbouring municipalities


Toponymy

The
toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
''Floirac'' is based on the Gallo-Roman
anthroponymy Anthroponymy (also anthroponymics or anthroponomastics, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ''anthrōpos'' / 'human', and ὄνομα ''onoma'' / 'name') is the study of ''anthroponyms'', the proper names of human beings, both individual and co ...
''Florus''. The endpoint -''ac'' is derived from the Gallic -''acon'' suffix (itself of the common Celtic *-Āko-), often latinized in-''acum'' in the texts. This ''Floracum'' toponym is found in ''Floracum fundum'' which meant: the domain of Florus.


Politics


Places and monuments

Floirac 46 - Chapelle Saint-Roch 02.JPG, Entrance of the Chapelle Saint-Roch. Floirac 46 - Église Saint-Georges 03.JPG, Church of Saint-Georges. Tour de Floirac.JPG, Tour de Floirac. * Chapelle Saint-Roch de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 10 December 1925 * Church Saint-Georges de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 30 May 1978 * Tour de Floirac, dating from the Middle Ages, registered in the title of historical monuments on 8 August 2013


Notable people

* Jean Dellac (1876-1937) French politician * Raphael Daubet (1977-) French politician *
Max Pugh Max Pugh is an award-winning British filmmaker who also has French nationality. Since completing a BBC production traineeship in 2000 during which he worked on Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am, he has directed documentaries on a number of subj ...
Film director and artist (1977-) *
Jean-Louis Ezine Jean-Louis Ezine, real name Jean-Louis BunelCommunes of the Lot department


References


External links


Official websiteFloirac en Quercy
Communes of Lot (department) {{Lot-geo-stub