Neussargues-Moissac
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A general view of Neussargues-Moissac | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Neussargues-Moissac | |
Coordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E / 45.1292°N 2.9769°ECoordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E / 45.1292°N 2.9769°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Cantal |
Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
Canton | Murat |
Area1 | 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 968 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 (in Occitan Nuçargue-Moissac) is a former commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. On 1 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Neussargues en Pinatelle.[1][2]
Population
Historical population | ||
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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
- Olivier Messiaen[3][4]
- Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2016 (in French)
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral, correcting the creation date
- ↑ OM 022a - L'Ascension, pour orchestre [Paris /Neussargues, mai /juillet 1932 puis Monaco,mai /juillet 1933 > 9 février 1934].
- ↑ OM 022b - L'Ascension, pour orgue [Neussargues, été 1933 puis Paris, 1934].
External links
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- (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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