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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′E / 45.45°N 1.4°ECoordinates: 45°27′N 1°24′E / 45.45°N 1.4°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
| Canton | Lubersac | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Decaie | |
| Area1 | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,279 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19121 / 19210 | |
| Elevation | 380–400 m (1,250–1,310 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lubersac is a commune in the Corrèze département in central France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche.
Formerly called Louparsat (« lou percé » in Limousin, can be translated to « pierced wolf » in English), named from the legend of a knight who killed a wolf with a blow of his sword to save his beloved.
The commune is located on the river Auvézère.
Its inhabitants are called Lubersacois.
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