Bassignac

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Bassignac
Bassinhac
Bassignac (France)
Bassignac
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Mauriac
Canton Ydes
Community association Sumène Artense
Coordinates 45 ° 19 ′  N , 2 ° 24 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 19 ′  N , 2 ° 24 ′  E
height 359-671 m
surface 11.95 km 2
Residents 231 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15240
INSEE code 15019

Bassignac ( Occitan Bassinhac ) is a French municipality with 231 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Mauriac and the canton of Ydes (until 2015 Saignes ). The inhabitants are called Bassignacois .

geography

Bassignac is located in the northwestern foothills of the Monts-du-Cantal massif, about 42 kilometers north of Aurillac on the Sumène . Bassignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Champagnac in the north, Ydes in the northeast, Sauvat in the east, Méallet in the south and southeast, Jaleyrac in the south and southwest and Veyrières in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 358 276 223 209 208 230 227 223 227
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of Sainte-Radegonde from the 11th / 12th centuries century
  • Chapel of Saint Jacques in Vendès from the 12th century, monument historique since 1972
  • Viaduct over the Sumène, built in 1893, Monument historique since 2006
  • Castle or fortress Charlus
  • Le Rieu Castle

  • Saint-Jacques Chapel

  • viaduct

Web links

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