Luc-la-Primaube
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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Luc-la-Primaube}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Luc-la-Primaube
|commune status = Commune
|image = L'église de Luc.jpg
|caption = The church in Luc-la-Primaube
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Rodez
|canton = Nord-Lévezou
|INSEE = 12133
|postal code = 12450
|party = UDI
|mayor = Jean-Philippe Sadoul{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Rodez Agglomération
|coordinates = {{coord|44.3147|2.5358|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 630
|elevation min m = 514
|elevation max m = 740
|area km2 = 26.85
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Luc-la-Primaube ({{IPA|fr|lyk la pʁimob}}; {{langx|oc|Luc}}) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in Occitanie, 10 kilometres south of Rodez. Its inhabitants are called Lucois or Primaubois, after the two towns in the commune, Luc and La Primaube, which are {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} apart.
Commune name
Luc-la-Primaube was called Luc until September 12, 2005, when it was officially renamed.{{cite web|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2005/9/12/INTA0500236D/jo/texte|title=Décret n° 2005-1155 du 12 septembre 2005 portant changement de nom de communes|website=Légifrance|language=fr}}
Geography
Luc is a small town where the commune's town hall is located. La Primaube is a commercial small town built on flat ground, without river or hill, which has a church with a bell-tower, and a commercial area with fountains. Luc-Primaube station has rail connections to Toulouse and Rodez.
History
The history of Luc-la-Primaube is related to the old parish of Capelle Saint-Martin, which was formerly under the domination of the abbey of Bonnecombe. The relic of Saint-Martin once brought many people to the parish to cure the disease known as "worms". Today the relic is located at the Sainte-Anne old people's home.
Population
{{Historical populations
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|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|20250|Luc-la-Primaube}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-12133#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |611
|1800 |631
|1831 |1023
|1836 |1025
|1841 |1056
|1846 |1093
|1851 |1114
|1856 |1160
|1861 |1176
|1866 |1171
|1872 |1154
|1876 |1170
|1881 |1166
|1886 |1241
|1891 |1294
|1896 |1315
|1901 |1369
|1906 |1398
|1911 |1399
|1921 |1319
|1926 |1305
|1931 |1330
|1936 |1410
|1946 |1241
|1954 |1238
|1962 |1428
|1968 |1864
|1975 |2613
|1982 |3674
|1990 |4036
|1999 |4717
|2007 |5417
|2012 |5767
|2017 |5969
}}
See also
References
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Category:Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia