Lucmau

Lucmau is a common French, located in the department of the the Gironde and the area Aquitaine.

Geography

History

Etymology: Lucus magnus.

Under the Old Mode Lucmau included/understood two parishes: Saint-Andrew with the borough and Insos which was attached to the commune of Préchac (the Gironde). The very old occupation is attested by the church and the mound of Castéra. Will castéra is a toponym running in the moor. It indicates a strengthened place, ground or construction. By analogy it is thought that of Lucmau, of which the history is not known, date of the XI or XIIe century. The mound consists of a hillock with the foot of which a brook is which ensures defense of it.

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

==> Its Romance church Saint-Andre-of-Lucmau:

Primitive construction of XIIe century, it remains only the bedside. The bell-tower on pinion, very high, date of XIVe.La central nave was altered in XVIe. The sides were built between XVIe and the XVIIIe centuries. The turret of the staircase was remade with XVIIIe.

==> Its associative Circle named circle of the harmony with its authentic billiard table. ==> With the locality Graville, there was a hermitage known since the Middle Ages.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Gironde

External bonds

Lucmau on the site of the national geographical Institute
Lucmau on the site of INSEE
Lucmau on the site of Quid
Localization of Lucmau on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Lucmau on Mapquest

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