Montsalvy
Montsalvy (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃salvi]; Occitan: Montsauvi) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
Montsalvy | |
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 Château of Montsalvy | |
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Location of Montsalvy | |
  Montsalvy  Montsalvy | |
| Coordinates: 44°42′29″N 2°30′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac |
| Canton | Arpajon-sur-Cère |
| Intercommunality | Châtaigneraie Cantalienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Lemaire[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 812 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15134 /15120 |
| Elevation | 269–822 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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 821 | — |
| 1968 | 947 | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 1,100 | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 927 | −15.7% |
| 1990 | 970 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 896 | −7.6% |
| 2008 | 882 | −1.6% |
See also
Culture
Literature
Montsalvy appears in the following works:
- Juliette Benzoni, French author (Alexandre Dumas Prix 1973) who wrote and set her Catherine (Benzoni novel) series historical romance in Montsalvy.
Notable person
- Marcellin Boule (1861–1942), palaeontologist, geologist, and anthropologist, was born and died in Montsalvy.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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