Floirac, Lot
Floirac () is a commune in the Lot department (46) in south-western France. Geography. The commune is located in Quercy on the Causse of Floirac. It is watered by the Dordogne, and bordered to the north-west by its tributary, the Tourmente. Floirac has a surface of 19.02 km² and has 265 inhabitants (as of 2016), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 and 345 metres above sea level, with 140 metres at the town hall. The D43  road and a single track railway crosses it. Toponymy. The toponym "Floirac" is based on the Gallo-Roman anthroponymy "Florus". The endpoint -"ac" is derived from the Gallic -"acon" suffix (itself of the common Celtic *-Āko-), often latinized in-"acum" in the texts. This "Floracum" toponym is found in "Floracum fundum" which meant: the domain of Florus.