Neussargues-Moissac
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 A general view of Neussargues-Moissac | |
Location of Neussargues-Moissac  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Murat |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Murat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Pierre Dalle |
Area 1 | 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 968 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Neussargues-Moissac (in Occitan Nuçargue-Moissac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
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
The Alagnon River is tributary of the Allier River
Personalities
- Olivier Messiaen[1][2]
- Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neussargues-Moissac.
- Template:Fr icon about Mr. Maurice Guibal Murat at the end of the 19th century: a city, a mayor, a newspaper by Jean-Louis Philippart
- Template:En icon http://www.neussargues-moissac.fr/gb_patrimoine.htm
- Template:En icon Volcano Park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
- Infography about Olivier Messiaen
- Template:Fr icon Albepierre-Bredons
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