Mourjou

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Mourjou
Mourjou
Coordinates: 44°41′29″N 2°19′48″E / 44.6914°N 2.33°E / 44.6914; 2.33Coordinates: 44°41′29″N 2°19′48″E / 44.6914°N 2.33°E / 44.6914; 2.33
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Aurillac
Canton Maurs
Intercommunality Pays de Maurs
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Raymond Delcamp
Area
 • Land1 29.99 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 327
 • Population2 Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 15136 / 15340
Elevation 294–663 m (965–2,175 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mourjou is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. A chestnut fair is held annually during the third weekend of October.

The village is home to the Maison de la Chataigne, a museum dedicated to the chestnut: its history, its cultivation and harvesting, and its consumption. It is open from June to September every day of the week in the afternoon, except Monday.

There is a restaurant, the Auberge de Mourjou, which is open seven days a week.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 592—    
1968 609+2.9%
1975 543−10.8%
1982 503−7.4%
1990 420−16.5%
1999 354−15.7%
2008 327−7.6%

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