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Montsalvy

Coordinates: 44°42′29″N 2°30′03″E / 44.7081°N 2.5008°E / 44.7081; 2.5008
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Montsalvy
Château of Montsalvy
Château of Montsalvy
Coat of arms of Montsalvy
Location of Montsalvy
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Montsalvy is located in France
Montsalvy
Montsalvy
Montsalvy is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montsalvy
Montsalvy
Coordinates: 44°42′29″N 2°30′03″E / 44.7081°N 2.5008°E / 44.7081; 2.5008
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementAurillac
CantonArpajon-sur-Cère
IntercommunalityChâtaigneraie Cantalienne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Lemaire[1]
Area
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20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
822
 • Density41/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15134 /15120
Elevation269–822 m (883–2,697 ft)
(avg. 780 m or 2,560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montsalvy (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃salvi]; Occitan: Montsauvi) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

History

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Montsalvy was founded around 1070 as a monastery with a Sauveté, (a refuge zone around a church or a chapel by several boundary markers) by Bérenger de Millau, husband of Adèle de Carlat.

Formerly the "capital" of the Veinazès region, it was for a long time the chief town of the Canton de Montsalvy. Today it is part of the canton of Arpajon-sur-Cère and is the second largest commune in terms of population.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962821—    
1968947+15.3%
19751,100+16.2%
1982927−15.7%
1990970+4.6%
1999896−7.6%
2008882−1.6%

See also

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Culture

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Literature

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Montsalvy appears in the following works:

Notable person

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  • Marcellin Boule (1861–1942), palaeontologist, geologist, and anthropologist, was born and died in Montsalvy.

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.