| Loubressac | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Figeac |
| Canton: | Saint-Céré |
| Insee: | 46177 |
| Postal Code: | 46130 |
| Mayor: | Antoine Beco[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 44.872°N 1.8038°W |
| Elevation M: | 375 |
| Elevation Min M: | 120 |
| Elevation Max M: | 424 |
| Area Km2: | 23.75 |
Loubressac (in French pronounced as /lubʁəsak/; Occitan (post 1500);: Laubreçac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in the Causse de Gramat, the largest and wildest of the four Causses du Quercy. Its inhabitants are called Loubressacois or Loubressacoises.
A commune of Quercy, the old fortified village stands at the top of a rocky peak overlooking the left bank of the Bave river.
The toponym Loubressac, of Gallo-Roman origin, is based on an anthroponym Lupercius. The ending -ac comes from the Gallic suffix -acon (itself from Common Celtic *-āko-), often Latinized to -acum in texts.[2]
Jean Dupuy, from Cahors, was the judge of Loubressac in 1616.
On 14 July 1944, during Operation Cadillac, the largest parachute drop of weapons (558 containers) for the French Resistance took place in the commune, on a field at La Maresque, operated by 75 B-17 Flying Fortresses accompanied by 200 fighters.[3]
During this operation, four hundred men were stationed around the field, while six hundred men of l'Armée secrete de Corrèze protected it in the north. Two hundred men, with forty-seven oxcarts and thirty trucks were on the ground. By 6 p.m., five hundred containers had been recovered and taken to various depots.
Loubressac has been rewarded with two flowers label in the competition, Concours des villes et villages fleuris
The American poet Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) wrote Stars over the Dordogne during her stay at Lacam de Loubressac in the summer of 1961.