Neussargues-Moissac

Neussargues-Moissac
Neussargues-Moissac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Murat
Intercommunality	Pays de Murat
Mayor	Pierre Dalle (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	738–1,022 m (2,421–3,353 ft)
Land area1	13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population2	968  (2008)
- Density	71 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15141/ 15170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E / 45.1291666667°N 2.97694444444°E / 45.1291666667; 2.97694444444

Neussargues-Moissac is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population of Neussargues-Moissac

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1247	1252	1213	1186	1231	1030	968

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 Allagnon

The Allagnon River is tributary of the Allier River

Personalities

• Olivier Messiaen^[1][2]
• Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ OM 022a - L'Ascension, pour orchestre [Paris /Neussargues, mai /juillet 1932 puis Monaco,mai /juillet 1933 > 9 février 1934].
2. ^ OM 022b - L'Ascension, pour orgue [Neussargues, été 1933 puis Paris, 1934].

External links

• (French)about Mr. Maurice Guibal Murat at the end of the XIXth century:a city, a mayor,a newspaper by Jean-Louis Philippart
• (English)http://www.neussargues-moissac.fr/gb_patrimoine.htm
• (English)Volcano Park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
• Infography about Olivier Messiaen
• (French)Albepierre-Bredons