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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Montsalvy
Commune
Château of MontsalvyChâteau of Montsalvy
Coat of arms of MontsalvyCoat of arms
Location of Montsalvy
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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
Area20.29 km (7.83 sq mi)
Population832
 • Density41/km (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code15134 /15120
Elevation269–822 m (883–2,697 ft)
(avg. 780 m or 2,560 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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

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

Culture

Literature

Montsalvy appears in the following works:

Notable person

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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Cantal department


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