Luc-la-Primaube
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 The church in Luc-la-Primaube | |
Location of Luc-la-Primaube  | |
  Luc-la-Primaube  Luc-la-Primaube | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′53″N 2°32′09″E / 44.3147°N 2.5358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Rodez |
| Canton | Nord-Lévezou |
| Intercommunality | Rodez Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Sadoul[1] (UDI) |
Area 1 | 26.85 km2 (10.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12133 /12450 |
| Elevation | 514–740 m (1,686–2,428 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Luc-la-Primaube (French pronunciation: [lyk la pʁimob]; Occitan: Luc) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in Occitanie, 10 kilometres south of Rodez. Its inhabitants are called Lucois or Primaubois, after the two towns in the commune, Luc and La Primaube, which are 3 km (1.9 mi) apart.
Commune name
[edit]Luc-la-Primaube was called Luc until September 12, 2005, when it was officially renamed.[3]
Geography
[edit]Luc is a small town where the commune's town hall is located. La Primaube is a commercial small town built on flat ground, without river or hill, which has a church with a bell-tower, and a commercial area with fountains. Luc-Primaube station has rail connections to Toulouse and Rodez.
History
[edit]The history of Luc-la-Primaube is related to the old parish of Capelle Saint-Martin, which was formerly under the domination of the abbey of Bonnecombe. The relic of Saint-Martin once brought many people to the parish to cure the disease known as "worms". Today the relic is located at the Sainte-Anne old people's home.
Population
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Décret n° 2005-1155 du 12 septembre 2005 portant changement de nom de communes". Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Luc-la-Primaube, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
