Pailloles

Pailloles is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Pailloles
Commune
Location of Pailloles
Pailloles
Pailloles
Coordinates: 44°28′17″N 0°38′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonLe Haut agenais Périgord
IntercommunalityBastides en Haut-Agenais Périgord
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Guy Gerbeau
Area
1
9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
339
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47198 /47440
Elevation54–180 m (177–591 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Origins of the name

The present commune of Pailloles in fact contains two ancient settlements with their own parish churches, the southern part being Pailloles proper while the northern part is Senezelles.

The name of Pailloles appears in a Latin document of the 1400s as Pajoliis and then in the local language of Occitan in 1506 and 1511 as Las Palholas, the first mention in French being as Les Pailloles in 1520. The previous name was that of its church, Sanctus Gervasius de Cantes in Latin or St Gervais de Cantes in French. The meaning of “pailloles” is unclear, possible referring to the houses being roofed with straw (“palea” in Latin and “ palha” in Occitan). The name Senezelles possibly denotes a leper refuge.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Boyrie-Fénié, Bénédicte (2012), Dictionnaire toponymique des communes du Lot et Garonne', Pau: CAIRN
  3. Burgan, Paul; Lafon, André (2006), Toponymie du Tarn-et-Garonne, Association Antonin Perbosc, pp. 281–282



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