Gérard Fayolle

Gérard Fayolle (; 11 October 1937 – 8 August 2025) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Life and career Born in Le Bugue on 11 October 1937, Fayolle taught at Laure-Gatet High School in Périgueux and subsequently worked for the Ministry of National Education and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

Fayolle joined the RPR and was elected to the General Council of Dordogne in 1979, representing the . He was then mayor of Le Bugue in 1983. From 1992 to 1994, he was president of the General Council of Dordogne. On 13 January 1997, he replaced Yves Guéna in the Senate, who had been appointed to the Constitutional Council. He served in this role until 30 September 1998.

Fayolle died on 8 August 2025, at the age of 87.

Decorations Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Works La Vie quotidienne en Périgord au temps de Jacquou le Croquant (1977) Histoire du Périgord (1983, 1984) La vie quotidienne des élus locaux sous la Ve République (1989) 50 ans de batailles politiques en Dordogne, 1945-1995 (1997) Le pays du Périgord noir (2000) La vallée de la Dordogne (2000) La vallée de la Vézère (2000) Les nouvelles ruralités - Les villages et la mondialisation (2001) Le monde des Causses, du Périgord aux Cévennes (2002) Le Périgord de Jacquou le croquant (2002) L'Aquitaine au temps de François Mauriac 1885-1970 (2004) L'Aquitaine au temps de François Mauriac 1885-1970 (2004) Le Bugue, trente ans d’histoire 1977-2007 (2007) Le clan des Ferral - un conte du Périgord (2009) Le Périgord des Trente Glorieuses 1945-1975 (2015) Le Bugue - Un village et ses historiens (2023)