Payzac is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Dordogne

Dordogne

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 department in Aquitaine

Aquitaine

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 in southwestern France

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Population

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

French Revolution

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 on Friday 23 August 1793, the communes of Boisseuilh, Coubjours, Génis, Payzac, Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes

Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes

Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...

, 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

2000 in sports

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

Mayors

A partial list of lords and mayor

Mayor

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s of Payzac:

• Jean I of Châtillon, count of Penthièvre, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
• -1453: Jean de l'Aigle, viscount of Limoges
  Limoges
  Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
  
  , lord of Payzac
• 1453-1455: Guillaume de Châtillon, count of, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
• 1455-1481: Françoise de Châtillon, countess of Périgord, viscountess of Limoges, dame (lady) of Paysac
• 1481-1516: Jean d'Albret
  John III of Navarre
  John III , also known as Jean d'Albret, was jure uxoris, King consort of the Queen regnant Catherine of Navarre.He was a son of Alain I of Albret, Lord of Albret, and his wife, Frances of Châtillon-Limoges.-King of Navarre:...
  
  , king of Navarre, count of Périgord, viscount of Limoges, lord of Payzac
• 1516-1555 - Henri d'Albret
  Henry II of Navarre
  Henry II was the eldest son of John III of Navarre and Catherine I of Navarre, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre; he was born at Sangüesa.-King of Navarre:...
  
  , 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
  Henry IV of France
  Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
  
  , 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

External links

• Payzac - Savignac Lédrier School
• Auvézère Djembé, an African culture association for Payzac and Savignac-Lédrier
• A book about Payzac, available soon