Neussargues-Moissac
Neussargues-Moissac | |
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 A general view of Neussargues-Moissac | |
Location of Neussargues-Moissac | |
  Neussargues-Moissac Location within France  Neussargues-Moissac Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| 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 |
Area 1 | 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 824 |
| • Density | 60.5/km2 (157/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Neussargues-Moissac (French pronunciation: [nøsaʁɡ mwasak]; Auvergnat: Nuçargues e Moissac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Between December 2016 and January 2025, it was part of Neussargues en Pinatelle.[2][3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,252 | — |
| 1975 | 1,213 | −0.45% |
| 1982 | 1,186 | −0.32% |
| 1990 | 1,231 | +0.47% |
| 1999 | 1,030 | −1.96% |
| 2007 | 973 | −0.71% |
| 2012 | 986 | +0.27% |
| 2017 | 955 | −0.64% |
| 2023 | 824 | −2.43% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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
- Villa Marguerite: late 19th-century French mansion.
Personalities
- Olivier Messiaen[5][6]
- Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.
See also
References
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 21 September 2016 (in French)
- ↑ "Neussargues en Pinatelle : modification des limites territoriales de la commune". Les services de l'État dans le Cantal (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ 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
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 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Albepierre-Bredons
