Saux, Lot Explained

Saux
Arrondissement:Cahors
Canton:Puy-l'Évêque
Insee:46300
Postal Code:46800
Commune:Porte-du-Quercy
Coordinates:44.3908°N 1.0861°W
Elevation M:242
Elevation Min M:173
Elevation Max M:275
Area Km2:8.31
Population:93
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Saux (pronounced as /fr/; Languedocien: Sauç) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Porte-du-Quercy.[2] [3]

History

The army of Simon de Montfort ravaged the village and demolished two castles there.[4]

Administration

Before 1789, there were two parishes in that village, the one at Saux known by the name of St. Andrew, the other at Tourniac by the name of St. Hilaire. Curiously, both were a detached possession of the castellany of Lauzerte,[5] despite being part of the Diocese of Cahors.

At that time, the village was known as Saux-de-Tourniac.[6] [7]

Tourniac

Tourniac is a hamlet to the west of the village Saux. It was mentioned on the 18th century Cassini map as Tronhac.[8] Formerly an independent commune, it was merged into Saux between 1795 and 1800.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. Web site: Derniers vœux de Saint-Matré, commune fondatrice de Porte-du-Quercy . Last wishes of Saint-Matré, founding commune of Porte-du-Quercy . Quet . Didier . January 11, 2019 . actu.fr . La Vie Quercynoise . February 19, 2019.
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/9/28/TERB1831199A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
  4. Book: Combarieu, Louis . 1881 . Dictionnaire des communes du Lot . Dictionary of communes of Lot . fr . Cahors . A. Laytou . 211.
  5. Book: Lartigaut, Jean . July–September 1997 . Le repeuplement de Ferrières au XVe siècle. Le repaire, le village et l‘église. Naissance d‘une coseignerie directe dasn un cadre paroissial . The repopulation of Ferrières in the 15th century. The den, the village and the church. Birth of a direct coseignerie in a parish setting . fr . Cahors . Bulletin de la Société des études littéraires, scientifiques et artistiques du Lot . 118 . 78.
  6. Book: Magnan, Dominique . Dominique Magnan . Desaint . Jean-Charles . 1765 . Dictionnaire géographique portatif de la France . Portable geographical dictionary of France . French . Paris . 4 . 44 . Saux-de-Tourniac.
  7. Book: Saugrain, Claude-Marin . Saugrain . Prault . Pierre . 1726 . Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne . Universal dictionary of ancient and modern France . French . Paris . 3 . 76 . Saux-de-Tourniac.
  8. http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=44.39&lon=1.06&zoom=13 Tronhac on the 1750 Cassini Map

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