Loubressac (French pronunciation: [lubʁəsak]; Occitan: Laubreçac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in the Causse de Gramat, the largest and wildest of the four Causses du Quercy. Its inhabitants are called Loubressacois or Loubressacoises.

Geography

A commune of Quercy, the old fortified village stands at the top of a rocky peak overlooking the left bank of the Bave river.

Toponymy

The toponym Loubressac, of Gallo-Roman origin, is based on an anthroponym Lupercius. The ending -ac comes from the Gallic suffix -acon (itself from Common Celtic *-āko-), often Latinized to -acum in texts.

History

Jean Dupuy, from Cahors, was the judge of Loubressac in 1616.

On 14 July 1944, during Operation Cadillac, the largest parachute drop of weapons (558 containers) for the French Resistance took place in the commune, on a field at La Maresque, operated by 75 B-17 Flying Fortresses accompanied by 200 fighters.

During this operation, four hundred men were stationed around the field, while six hundred men of l'Armée secrete de Corrèze protected it in the north. Two hundred men, with forty-seven oxcarts and thirty trucks were on the ground. By 6 p.m., five hundred containers had been recovered and taken to various depots.

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

• Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Loubressac - The building was listed as a historical monument in 1971. Several objects are referenced in the Base Palissy database.
• Former Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Loubressac.
• Château de Loubressac (private) - from the park, you can enjoy a panorama of the Dordogne valley and the Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux.
• Pont de Maday.
• Dolmen d'Horaste
• Dolmen de la Croix Hélène.
• Dolmens of Pech Plumet: 2 dolmens.

Green spaces

Loubressac has been rewarded with two flowers label in the competition, Concours des villes et villages fleuris

Personalities linked to the commune

The American poet Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) wrote Stars over the Dordogne during her stay at Lacam de Loubressac in the summer of 1961.

Miscellaneous

• The film, Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles, directed by Georges Lautner, was shot mainly in the village of Loubressac in 1972, and released in theatres on 25 January 1973.
• Loubressac received the label, of one of the most beautiful villages in France by the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department