Antignac (Cantal)

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Antignac
Antinhac
Antignac (France)
Antignac
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Mauriac
Canton Ydes
Community association Sumène Artense
Coordinates 45 ° 21 '  N , 2 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 21 '  N , 2 ° 33'  E
height 468-928 m
surface 16.02 km 2
Residents 281 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15240
INSEE code 15008
Website www.mairie-antignac.fr

Town hall (Mairie) of Antignac

Antignac ( Occitan : Antinhac ) is a French municipality with 281 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mauriac and the canton of Ydes (until 2015: canton of Saignes ). The inhabitants are called Antignacois .

geography

Antignac is located in the northwestern foothills of the Monts du Cantal massif, about 47 kilometers north-northeast of Aurillac . Antignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal in the north, Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil in the east, La Monselie in the south and Vebret in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 449 439 361 305 335 292 276 285
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of Saint-Victor (also: Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens ), parts from the 12th century have been preserved, the rest from the 18th and 19th centuries. Century, since 1976 Monument historique
  • Church of Saint-Étienne (also: Church of Saint-Ferréol or Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours chapel ) in Salsignac from the 12th century, monument historique since 1969
  • Saint-Robert priory church (also: Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste or Notre-Dame chapel ) in Le Roc-Vigonnet from the 12th century, monument historique since 1930

  • Saint-Victor church

  • Saint-Etienne church

  • Saint Robert Church

Web links

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