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Luc-la-Primaube
Commune
The church in Luc-la-Primaube
Location of Luc-la-Primaube
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Coordinates: 44°18′53″N 2°32′09″E / 44.3147°N 2.5358°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Nord-Lévezou
Intercommunality	Rodez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Philippe Sadoul[1] (UDI)
Area 1	26.85 km2 (10.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,054
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12133 /12450
Elevation	514–740 m (1,686–2,428 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Luc-la-Primaube (French pronunciation: [lyk la pʁimob]; Occitan: Luc) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in Occitanie, 10 kilometres south of Rodez. Its inhabitants are called Lucois or Primaubois, after the two towns in the commune, Luc and La Primaube, which are 3 km (1.9 mi) apart.

Luc-la-Primaube was called Luc until September 12, 2005, when it was officially renamed.^[3]

Luc is a small town where the commune's town hall is located. La Primaube is a commercial small town built on flat ground, without river or hill, which has a church with a bell-tower, and a commercial area with fountains. Luc-Primaube station has rail connections to Toulouse and Rodez.

The history of Luc-la-Primaube is related to the old parish of Capelle Saint-Martin, which was formerly under the domination of the abbey of Bonnecombe. The relic of Saint-Martin once brought many people to the parish to cure the disease known as "worms". Today the relic is located at the Sainte-Anne old people's home.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 611 —     1800 631 +0.46% 1831 1,023 +1.57% 1836 1,025 +0.04% 1841 1,056 +0.60% 1846 1,093 +0.69% 1851 1,114 +0.38% 1856 1,160 +0.81% 1861 1,176 +0.27% 1866 1,171 −0.09% 1872 1,154 −0.24% 1876 1,170 +0.34% 1881 1,166 −0.07% 1886 1,241 +1.25% 1891 1,294 +0.84% 1896 1,315 +0.32% 1901 1,369 +0.81%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,398 +0.42% 1911 1,399 +0.01% 1921 1,319 −0.59% 1926 1,305 −0.21% 1931 1,330 +0.38% 1936 1,410 +1.18% 1946 1,241 −1.27% 1954 1,238 −0.03% 1962 1,428 +1.80% 1968 1,864 +4.54% 1975 2,613 +4.94% 1982 3,674 +4.99% 1990 4,036 +1.18% 1999 4,717 +1.75% 2007 5,417 +1.74% 2012 5,767 +1.26% 2017 5,969 +0.69%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

• Communes of the Aveyron department