Mourjou

Mourjou
Mourjou
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Aurillac
Canton	Maurs
Intercommunality	Pays de Maurs
Mayor	Raymond Delcamp (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	294–663 m (965–2,175 ft) (avg. 480 m/1,570 ft)
Land area1	29.99 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Population2	327  (2008)
- Density	11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15136/ 15340
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: 44°41′29″N 2°19′48″E / 44.6913888889°N 2.33°E / 44.6913888889; 2.33

Mourjou is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. A chestnut fair is held annually during the third weekend of October.

The village is home to the Maison de la Chataigne, a museum dedicated to the chestnut: its history, its cultivation and harvesting, and its consumption. It is open from June to September every day of the week in the afternoon, except Monday.

There is a restaurant, the Auberge de Mourjou, which is open seven days a week.

Population

Historical population of Mourjou

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
592	609	543	503	420	354	327

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

External Links

• Official website of the Commune of Mourjou
• Foire de la Chataigne
• Maison de la Chataigne
• Auberge de Mourjou

References

• INSEE