Murat, Cantal

Murat
Murat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Murat
Intercommunality	Murat
Mayor	Bernard Villaret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	868–1,163 m (2,848–3,816 ft)
Land area1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population2	2,045  (2008)
- Density	316 /km2 (820 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15138/ 15300
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°06′38″N 2°52′10″E / 45.1105555556°N 2.86944444444°E / 45.1105555556; 2.86944444444

Murat is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.

History

On 24 June 1944, during World War II, 120 Muratais were deported, 80 never returned.

Geography

Murat is situated in the valley of the Alagnon, a tributary of the Allier.

Population

Historical population of Murat, Cantal

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
2438	2587	2605	2435	2409	2153	2045

Administration

This is a list of mayors of Murat.

Name	Start	End	Notes
Martine Mahtouk	2001	2008
Emmanuel Grèze	1983	2001	Former General councillor(Conseiller général[1]); Conseiller Régional
Jean Meyniel	1977	1983
Antoine Tabayse	1969	1977
Joseph Constant	1968	1969
Hector Peschaud	1946	1968
Antoine Combes	1944	1946
Hector Peschaud	1928	1944
Gabriel Peschaud	1897	1928	Député
Raymond Teissèdre	1896	1897
Leon Auguste Teillard Chabrier	1895	1896
Maurice guibal[2]	1881	1895	républicain General councillor (conseiller général)
Pierre Hector Veisseyre	12 February 1878
Joseph Léon Dubois	3 November 1874
Félix Robert	13 February 1874
Pierre Hector Veisseyre	19 June 1871
Alfred Talandier Espinasse	29 September 1856
Identité=Emile Teissèdre	24 July 1852
Jean Baptiste Rhodes	11 November 1848
Pierre Duclos	2 May 1848
Jules Teillard Laterisse	29 December 1843
François Escaille	10 July 1833
Antoine Talandier Lespinasse	11 October 1830
Jean baptiste Marcombes	30 December 1825
Identité=Pierre Maynobe	16 June 1819
Jean Raymond Rancillac de Chazelles	11 November 1815
Antoine Gazard	5 July 1815
Claude Amable Tournier	5 June 1815
Antoine Gazard	messidor an X
Cérice Bonaventure Teillard Chambon	1st prairial an VII
Municipalités de canton	From An IV to An VIII
Joseph Dubois	11 brumaire an III
François Teillard Beynac	2 December 1792
Cérice Bonaventure Teillard Chambon	28 October 1792
Antoine Dominique Chabanon	15 May 1791
Antoine Roux	15 July 1790
Etienne de Montreuil de Charmanière	9 February 1790

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Personalities

• Olivier Magne
• Raymond Leopold Bruckberger^[4], writer
• Henri de Castellane, politician. His grandson was Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane who married Anna Gould

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ General councils of France
2. ^ ended the building of The Villa or Castel Marguerite in Neussargues-Moissac.
3. ^ Some informations are quoted from the article of Mr. Philippart: (French)Murat à la fin du XIXe siècle:une cité,un maire,un journal.
4. ^ (French)Raymond Leopol Bruckberger Notice biographique de l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques

External links

• (English)Volcano park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
• (French)Albepierre-Bredons