- Marcenat, Cantal
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Marcenat
Administration Country France Region Auvergne Department Cantal Arrondissement Saint-Flour Canton Condat Intercommunality Cézallier Mayor Jean-Bernard Merle
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 760–1,449 m (2,490–4,754 ft)
(avg. 1,060 m/3,480 ft)Land area1 51.47 km2 (19.87 sq mi) Population2 532 (2008) - Density 10 /km2 (26 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 15114/ 15190 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°18′28″N 2°49′39″E / 45.3077777778°N 2.8275°E
Marcenat is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.
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Population
Historical population of Marcenat, Cantal 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 1134 1218 1100 928 823 627 532 Monuments
- Château d'Aubijou belonged to the Castellane family.[1]
- Orthodox monastery[2][3][4] Russian architecture.
See also
References
- ^ "My parents owned several estates. One of these was the ancient château of Aubijou in Cantal, an electoral fief which once belonged to Jean II (The Good), and had passed in succession to the Tour d'Auvergnes, the La Rochefoucaulds and the Rohan-Chabots, lasping finally to Maréchal de Castellane, whose mother was a member of the last-named family". How I discovered America by the Marquis Paul Ernest Boniface. Alfred A Knopf Publishers, 1924, chapter V, page 68 (Paul Ernest Boniface married Anna Gould daughter of financier Jay Gould).
- ^ (French) Monastère Znaménié first picture
- ^ (French) Monastère Znaménié second picture
- ^ (French) Monastère Znaménié third picture
Categories:- Communes of Cantal
- Cantal geography stubs
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