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Neussargues-Moissac | |
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A general view of Neussargues-Moissac | |
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Coordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E / 45.1292°N 2.9769°E / 45.1292; 2.9769 | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Cantal |
Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
Canton | Murat |
Area | 13.62 km (5.26 sq mi) |
Population | 834 |
• Density | 61/km (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 15141 /15170 |
Elevation | 738–1,022 m (2,421–3,353 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Neussargues-Moissac (French pronunciation: [nøsaʁɡ mwasak]; Auvergnat: Nuçargues e Moissac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Between December 2016 and January 2025, it was part of Neussargues en Pinatelle.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,247 | — |
1968 | 1,252 | +0.4% |
1975 | 1,213 | −3.1% |
1982 | 1,186 | −2.2% |
1990 | 1,231 | +3.8% |
1999 | 1,030 | −16.3% |
2008 | 968 | −6.0% |
Sights
- Château St Benoît: owned by the family of Olivier Messiaen's first wife, Claire Delbos. Messiaen worked on L'Ascension there.
- Castle Marguerite (Villa ou Château Marguerite): 19th century building.
- The Valley of Alagnon
- Villa Marguerite: late 19th-century French mansion.
The river Alagnon is a tributary of the Allier.
Personalities
- Olivier Messiaen
- Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.
See also
References
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2016 (in French)
- "Neussargues en Pinatelle : modification des limites territoriales de la commune". Les services de l'État dans le Cantal (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- OM 022a - L'Ascension, pour orchestre .
- OM 022b - L'Ascension, pour orgue .
External links
- (in French) about Mr. Maurice Guibal Murat at the end of the 19th century: a city, a mayor, a newspaper by Jean-Louis Philippart
- (in English) http://www.neussargues-moissac.fr/gb_patrimoine.htm
- (in English) Volcano Park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
- Infography about Olivier Messiaen
- (in French) Albepierre-Bredons
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