Chastel-sur-Murat
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| local community | Murat | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 8 ′ N , 2 ° 51 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 15300 | |
| Former INSEE code | 15044 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Antoine chapel |
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Chastel-sur-Murat ( Occitan : Chastel) is a former French commune with the last 122 inhabitants (1 January 2013) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour . Chastel-sur-Murat is part of the municipality of Murat .
The municipality of Chastel-sur-Murat was incorporated into Murat on January 1, 2017.
geography
Chastel-sur-Murat is located around 21 kilometers northwest of the small town of Saint-Flour in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . It belongs to the Monts du Cantal mountains . The main bodies of water are the Foufouilloux , La Chevade , La Tioule and Le Bournantel streams and a pond in the Brujaleine moorland. The most important traffic connection is the national route 122 , which runs past in the south . The nearest train station is in Murat.
In addition to the village of Chastel-sur-Murat, the municipality also included Brugiroux, Brujaleine, Entremont, La Chevade, La Denterie, Le Moulin de Brujaleine, L'Haut-Mur and Le Lapsou.
The municipality of Chastel-sur-Murat is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Dienne in the north-west and north, Chavagnac in the north and north-east, Virargues in the east, Murat in the south and south-west and Laveissière in the west.
Population development of the former municipality
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1846 | 1866 | 1901 | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 527 | 473 | 573 | 499 | 411 | 404 | 306 | 176 | 154 | 126 | 106 | 100 | 96 | 125 | 128 |
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Attractions
- Brujaleine bog
- Saint-Antoine chapel from the 12th century
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief description of the sights ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
