Neussargues-Moissac

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Neussargues-Moissac
Neussargues-Moissac
Coordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E / 45.1292°N 2.9769°E / 45.1292; 2.9769Coordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E / 45.1292°N 2.9769°E / 45.1292; 2.9769
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Saint-Flour
Canton Murat
Intercommunality Pays de Murat
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Pierre Dalle
Area
 • Land1 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 968
 • Population2 Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
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.

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

Neussargues-Moissac is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ OM 022a - L'Ascension, pour orchestre [Paris /Neussargues, mai /juillet 1932 puis Monaco,mai /juillet 1933 > 9 février 1934].
  2. ↑ OM 022b - L'Ascension, pour orgue [Neussargues, été 1933 puis Paris, 1934].

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