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A little history..... Quercy was a county in France before the Revolution. The district was bordered by Limousin, Rouergue, Armagnac, Perigord and Agenais. In the middle ages it was divided into upper, or Black, Quercy and lower, or White, Quercy, the capital of the former being Cahors and the latter Montauban. Its two other chief towns were Figeac and Moissac. Early in the 6th century Quercy passed under the authority of the Franks, and in the 9th century it was part of the Frankish kingdom of Aquitaine. At the end of the 10th century its rulers were the powerful counts of Toulouse. Later, the possession of the district was in dispute between the kings of England and France. In 1259 lower Quercy was ceded to England; in 1360 the treaty of Brétigny assigned the whole county to Edward III, but in 1440 the English were finally expelled. In the 16th century Quercy was a stronghold of the Protestants, and the scene of savage religious warfare. The civil wars of the reign of Louis X111 centred around Montauban. In 1789 the former Montauban district was divided into two parts, the Quercy and the Rouergue. After the Lot department was created in 1790, Montauban chose to be attached to the Quercy. As the Revolution years gave way to the Napoleonic era, Quercy lost its unity with the creation in 1808 of the Tarn-et-Garonne. These days we joke that the English are taking back the Quercy one house at a time....
References: Quercy, Discover series by MSM The Quercy Blanc, Guides Tourisme & Patrimoine, Les Editions du Laquet (ISBN 2-910333-40-X) Encylopaedia Britannica |
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Archery in Quercy - target archery range at Berty near Montcuq. |
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Tribes or Trees? Does Quercy derive its name from the Gallic tribe of the Cadurci (as it says it my old Encyclopaedia Britannica) or from the Oak trees (Quercus) which cover the slopes of the Causses? |
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