Cornac, Lot
Cornac | |
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.jpg) Town hall of Cornac | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Cornac | |
  Cornac Location within France  Cornac Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°54′36″N 1°52′54″E / 44.91°N 1.8817°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Cère et Ségala |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Guyot[1] |
Area 1 | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 366 |
| • Density | 26.6/km2 (68.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46076 /46130 |
| Elevation | 142–528 m (466–1,732 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cornac (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnak]) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Toponymy
The toponym Cornac describes the domain of the Gallic Cornos. This names origin could be based on the Indo-European word Cor meaning escarpment and neh Gaulish for height.[3] The ending -ac comes from the Gallic suffix -acon (itself from the common Celtic *-āko-), often Latinized as -acum in texts.[4]
History
The town was part of the lands owned by the barons of Castlenau-Bretenoux.[5] The town originally had a wall and two gates, but these were dismantled in 19th century.[5] The chateau was rebuilt in the 18th century.[5]
Local culture and heritage
Places and monuments
- Chapel of the White Penitents probably dating from the end of the twelfth century or the beginning of the thirteenth century.[6] The painted decoration was restored in 1994.
- Church Sainte-Geneviève de Cornac. The building is referenced in the Mérimée database and in the General Inventory of the Occitanie Region.[7] Monumental painting is referenced in the Palissy database.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Cougoulat, Claude Georges Henri (26 February 2023). Vestiges Du Parler Gaulois Dans Les Noms De Famille (in French). p. 133.
- ↑ Bazalgues, Gaston (June 2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy: Toponymie lotoise (in French) (Éditions de la Bouriane et du Quercy ed.). Gourdon. p. 109. ISBN 2-910540-16-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 3 Chantraine, Colette (17 September 1996). The Lot. Internet Archive. Laquet. p. 43. ISBN 978-2-910333-01-0.
- ↑ "Chapelle de Pénitents Blancs". l'Inventaire général du patrimoine d'Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Église Paroissiale Sainte-Geneviève". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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