Le Vigean

Le Vigean Lo Vijan
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac
Canton	Mauriac
Community association	Pays de Mauriac
Coordinates	45 ° 14 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 14 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E
height	462-789 m
surface	28.99 km 2
Residents	820 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	15200
INSEE code	15261
City Hall (Mairie) of Le Vigean

Le Vigean ( Occitan : Lo Vijan ) is a French municipality with 820 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 . The inhabitants are called Vigeanois .

geography

Le Vigean is about 40 kilometers north-northwest of Aurillac on Mars . Le Vigean is surrounded by Sourniac in the north and north-west, Jaleyrac in the north, Méallet in the north-east, Anglards-de-Salers in the east and south-east, Salins in the south and south-east, Drugeac in the south, Escorailles and Ally in the west and south-west, Mauriac in the west and Chalvignac in the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	822	1,041	919	856	857	879	841	841
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Laurent church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1968
• Chambres Castle

Saint Laurent Church

Web links

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