Luc-la-Primaube

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Luc-la-Primaube
Commune
The church in Luc-la-Primaube
Location of Luc-la-Primaube
(2020–2026)		Jean-Philippe Sadoul^[1] (UDI)
Area ¹	26.85 km² (10.37 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	6,000
• Density	220/km² (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12133 /12450
Elevation	514–740 m (1,686–2,428 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Luc-la-Primaube (French pronunciation: [lyk la pʁimob]; Occitan: 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 3 km (1.9 mi) apart.

Commune name

Luc-la-Primaube was called Luc until September 12, 2005. The new name was made official by the decree n° 2005-1155 of the bearing September 12, 2005.^[3]

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 population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	611	—
1800	631	+0.46%
1831	1,023	+1.57%
1836	1,025	+0.04%
1841	1,056	+0.60%
1846	1,093	+0.69%
1851	1,114	+0.38%
1856	1,160	+0.81%
1861	1,176	+0.27%
1866	1,171	−0.09%
1872	1,154	−0.24%
1876	1,170	+0.34%
1881	1,166	−0.07%
1886	1,241	+1.25%
1891	1,294	+0.84%
1896	1,315	+0.32%
1901	1,369	+0.81%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,398	+0.42%
1911	1,399	+0.01%
1921	1,319	−0.59%
1926	1,305	−0.21%
1931	1,330	+0.38%
1936	1,410	+1.18%
1946	1,241	−1.27%
1954	1,238	−0.03%
1962	1,428	+1.80%
1968	1,864	+4.54%
1975	2,613	+4.94%
1982	3,674	+4.99%
1990	4,036	+1.18%
1999	4,717	+1.75%
2007	5,417	+1.74%
2012	5,767	+1.26%
2017	5,969	+0.69%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Décret n° 2005-1155 du 12 septembre 2005 portant changement de nom de communes". Légifrance (in French).
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Luc-la-Primaube, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE