Virargues

Virargues
Commune
Virargues

Coordinates: 45°07′33″N 2°54′40″E / 45.1258°N 2.9111°E / 45.1258; 2.9111Coordinates: 45°07′33″N 2°54′40″E / 45.1258°N 2.9111°E / 45.1258; 2.9111
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Saint-Flour
Canton Murat
Intercommunality Murat
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Marsal
Area1 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 137
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 15263 /15300
Elevation 854–1,225 m (2,802–4,019 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.

Virargues is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne Region in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962150    
1968191+27.3%
1975189−1.0%
1982155−18.0%
1990158+1.9%
1999140−11.4%
2008137−2.1%

Government

This is a list of mayors of Virargues.

Name Start End Notes
Michel Marsal December 2002 2014
Champagnac
Maurice Capelle Former Conseiller général[1]
Pierre Margerit
Auguste Margerit

Sights

The Allagnon River is tributary of the Allier River

See also

References

  1. General councils of France
  2. (in the village of Clavières).
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