Payzac, Dordogne

For other uses, see Payzac (disambiguation).

Payzac (French pronunciation: [pɛzak]; Occitan: Paisac de la Noalha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3]

Payzac
Commune
The church in Payzac
Coat of arms
Location of Payzac
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Coordinates: 45°24′06″N 1°13′07″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Lamassiaude[1]
Area 1	47.72 km2 (18.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	977
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24320 /24270
Elevation	236–374 m (774–1,227 ft) (avg. 334 m or 1,096 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,407	—
1975	1,308	−1.04%
1982	1,205	−1.16%
1990	1,106	−1.07%
1999	1,041	−0.67%
2009	1,070	+0.28%
2014	996	−1.42%
2020	971	−0.42%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

Mayors

A partial list of lords and mayors of Payzac:

• 1345-6 Charles de Blois and Jeanne de Penthievre, duke and duchess of Brittany, viscount and viscountess of Limoges
• Jean I of Châtillon [fr], count of Penthièvre, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
• -1453: Jean de l'Aigle [fr], viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
• 1453-1455: Guillaume de Châtillon [fr], count of, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
• 1455-1481: Françoise de Châtillon [fr], countess of Périgord, viscountess of Limoges, dame (lady) of Paysac
• 1481-1516: Jean d'Albret, king of Navarre, 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, queen of Navarre, countess of Périgord, viscountess of Limoges, lady of Paysac
• ?-1609: Henry IV, king of France 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

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department