Chalvignac
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Chalvignac Chalvinhac |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac | |
| Canton | Mauriac | |
| Community association | Pays de Mauriac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 14 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 259-692 m | |
| surface | 35.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 469 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15200 | |
| INSEE code | 15036 | |
| Website | http://jaleyrac.site.free.fr/ | |
Chalvignac ( Occitan : Chalvinhac ) is a French municipality with 469 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 Mauriac .
geography
Chalvignac is located in the northwestern foothills of the Monts du Cantal massif, about 38 kilometers north-northwest of Aurillac . The Dordogne limits the municipality to the west. Chalvignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities La Tronche and Neuvic in the north, Arches in the north and northeast, Sourniac in the northeast, Le Vigean in the east, Mauriac in the east and southeast, Chaussenac in the south, Pleaux in the south and southwest and Soursac in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 682 | 818 | 610 | 580 | 525 | 497 | 426 | 437 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Martin from the 15th century
- Miremont castle ruins, complex from the 13th century, monument historique since 1973
Web links
Commons : Chalvignac - collection of images, videos and audio files
