Neussargues-Moissac
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Part of Neussargues en Pinatelle | |
 A general view of Neussargues-Moissac | |
Location of Neussargues-Moissac  | |
  Neussargues-Moissac  Neussargues-Moissac | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Commune | Neussargues en Pinatelle |
Area 1 | 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 941 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 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 (Auvergnat: Nuçargues e 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.[2][3]
Population
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
- Villa Marguerite: late 19th-century French mansion.
The river Alagnon is a tributary of the Allier.
Personalities
[edit]- Olivier Messiaen[4][5]
- Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neussargues-Moissac.
- (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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