Espeyrac

Espeyrac is a Commune Frenchwoman, located in the North of the department of the Aveyron, in the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Espeyrac is built in amphitheater, with sloping streets and lanes in staircase, on a rock headland, vis-a-vis the valley.

Forests (chestnut groves).

Extraction of the Uranium in the years 1950-1960.

Geography

The brook of Daze is formed by the meeting of several brooks occurring on the high plateaus: Daze of Saint-Felix-with-Lunel, Daze of Vernhettes coming from Campuac and Daze of Molinarie coming from Sénergues.

Towards Espeyrac, the junction of these three brooks forms a pretty river three meters broad curving in the meadows and going down towards the Lot. In the vicinity of the hamlet of Dazes, a stopping of Microcentrale collects almost all water available, and forms a reserve.

History

Etymology: Spariacus (Sparius-acum, field of Sparius), Espariago (XIe century), Espairac (XIIe century).

Of the two castles which it had, there remains today only that of the lords of Espeyrac, tiny room to a building with turret (the other castle, pertaining to the duke of Arpajon, lord of Séverac, was with the site of the current church).

The priory Saint-Pierre d' Espeyrac was joined together with the abbey mense abbey of Conques in 1311. In 1323, Guillaume, abbot of Conches, protested against the collation of this priory, made by the pope Jean XXII with Raimond de Velheriis, and obtained only that its rights would be reserved to died of the titulaire.
In 1424, Espeyrac was, with Nauviale, plain with collegial of Sévérac-the-Castle. Source: “Cartulaire of the abbey of Conches in Rouergue” (State of the fields of the abbey of Conches), published by Gustave Desjardins, Paris, PICARDY Alphonse, 1879.

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Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Others

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Via Podiensis of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle .
One comes from Golinhac, the next commune is Sénergues , and church Saint Martin.

While leading to the road at the entry of the village, the way arrives vis-a-vis a very beautiful old woman cross of stone which was moved of a few hundred meters, her site of origin was higher on the way of Falguières.

The miracle of enlightened Guibert

The Book of the miracles of Holy-Foy brings back the history of an inhabitant of Spariacus, enlightened Guibert, miraculeusement cured in 960.
As it was returned from there from a pilgrimage to Conques, passing the priory of Saint-Pierre d' Espeyrac, unhappy Guibert was attacked by a horde of brigands, with the pay of his sanctimonious hypocrite of uncle, priest of the diocese of Rodez.
Noncontent with détrousser the piles traveller, these non-believers tore off the eyes to him. Once they had left, two birds secretly collected the eyes of Guibert, before flying away in direction of Conques.
Deprived on its sight, Guibert decided to use its voice to live, and was made juggler. One year had occurred since its tragedy mishap, when, one night, holy Foy appeared to him in dream, advising to him to come to again visit it in its sanctuaire.
Its trade of juggler reporting only thin subsidies, Guibert to him hesitated, wondering how it could provide for the expenditure with the voyage. Sainte Foy predicts to him whereas if it made the search with the mass, it would obtain six sums of money. This prediction was carried out and Guibert got under way.
Arrived at Conques, it spent the night in prayers near the tomb of Foy, which also a crowd of pilgrims took care and their enthusiasm was such, this night there, that Guibert recovered the sight.

See too

Common of Aveyron

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