Payzac (; ) is a commune in the

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department in

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in southwestern

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.Commune de Payzac (24320)
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Population

History

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 on Friday 23 August 1793, the communes of Boisseuilh, Coubjours, Génis, Payzac, Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes, 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 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

and in the Périgord-Agenais "regional honor promotion league" in 2007/2008.

Mayors

A partial list of lords and

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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 vis ...

, lord of Payzac *-1453: , viscount of

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, 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 (, , ; 1469 – 14 June 1516) was King of Navarre from 1484 until his death in 1516 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Catherine. He was a son of Alain I, Lord of Albret, and Frances, Countess of Périgord. King of Navarre Marria ...

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, 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 language, Basque: ''Joana Albretekoa''; Occitan language, 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 He ...

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, countess of Périgord, viscountess of Limoges, lady of Paysac *?-1609: Henry IV,

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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

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