Peyrusse, in the Rouergue region of France, as acrimonious as its name, identical to the huge, diluvian rock on
where the ravaged towers of the ancient fortress still stand! Until the 15th century its
name was Petrucia (from Latin petrosa: stony places). During the conquest of the Gauls, Caesar, who
on his way to the heroic Divona (Cahors), was scanning the area around Uxellodunum, which was once thought to be the site of the first “Cahors”,
for a long time to be positioned at Capdenac-le-Haut ((Uxellodunum Caputenacum). Now,
arrived in the area now known as Lieucamp, the distant Petrucia appeared to Caesar as a
his fierce appearance, making him dizzy with terror, and exclaimed: “Vidi Petruciam speluncam
latronum!” (I’ve seen Petrucia, a den of brigands!). Today, this city has become
the most hospitable of the countryside! In use, Petrucia-la-Romaine became Peyrusse and
now completed by Peyrusse-le-Roc.
