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Berc

Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 3°12′21″E / 44.85861°N 3.20583°E / 44.85861; 3.20583
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Berc
Église Sainte-Marie de Berc
Église Sainte-Marie de Berc
Location of Berc
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Berc is located in France
Berc
Berc
Berc is located in Occitanie
Berc
Berc
Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 3°12′21″E / 44.85861°N 3.20583°E / 44.85861; 3.20583
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CommuneLes Monts-Verts
Population
 (1968)
144
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
48200
Elevation1,101 m (3,612 ft)
Websitelesmontsverts.wixsite.com/mairie/berc

Berc is a small village in the south of France. It is located in the department of Lozère, in the Massif Central, on the border with the department of Cantal, at an altitude of 1,101 metres (3,612 ft). In 1968 there were 144 inhabitants.

An independent commune until 1 January 1973, Berc now forms the new commune of Les Monts-Verts with the villages of Arcomie and Le Bacon.[1]

History

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Berc was created in 1877 from the communes of Arcomie, La Fage-Saint-Julien and Termes.[2] On 1 January 1973, it merged with two communes, Arcomie and Le Bacon, to form the new commune named Les Monts-Verts.[2][3]

The town was known at the beginning of the twentieth century for its artisanal production of sabots.[4]

Local culture and heritage

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Places and monuments

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  • Église Sainte-Marie de Berc.[4]
  • Cross near the church of Sainte-Marie.

Personalities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0014, 17 January 1973, pp. 684-685.
  2. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Berc, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ "Commune supprimée de Berc" (in French). Insee. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Berc" (in French). Mairie Les Monts-Verts. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Pierre Veyron". historicracing.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pierre Veyron". Bugatti Stories. bugatti.com. Bugatti Automobiles. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2022.