Lherm or Le Lherm as we can sometimes hear it. Nevertheless, the official name is indeed Lherm (meaning article). That of sigur, aqueth toponime veng of Occitan l’èrm / what is certain is that this toponym comes from the Occitan word l’èrm. In French, you write Lherm LHERM. Whereas in Occitan, the èrm is written L apostrophe È grave accent RM: l’Èrm. Alavetz, e what do you say aqueth word? What does this oc word mean? It is a wasteland, a moor where nothing grows / a debt that does not create.
Un èrm, es tanben una bosiga?
Tiò, bosiga is the other word in Occitan to speak of a wasteland. That that la, ia tanben una auta origina a prepaus of aqueth toponime / however, there is another hypothesis concerning the origin of this toponym. You can relate Herm to the word hermit. It is said that the village of Lherm was originally a place of retirement for someone who wishes to live in solitude (like a hermit in a way). In any case, in the Edat Mejana / in the Middle Ages, Lherm is an alleu. An alleu is a free land not under any lord and exempt from any feudal duty. Lherm is a former alleu of the Abbey of Lézat.
In Lherm, there is the Larrieu path:
Larrieu, here is a name of Occitan origin that we find in toponymy (it is also a surname!). Larrieu which corresponds to the French pronunciation of the Occitan word l’Arriu L apostrophe 2 R IU. An arriu is in Gascon a river (sometimes even a stream). In Lherm, you also have the Chemin de Cassagne, another Occitan-sounding name. Cassanha is oak wood. Mes of 3640 inhabitants in Erm / more than 3640 inhabitants in Lherm. Adeishatz to all Lhermois who listen to France Bleu Occitanie on 91.8.