Marcenat (Cantal)
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Marcenat Marcenac |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes | |
| Community association | Hautes Terres | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 760-1,449 m | |
| surface | 51.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 515 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15190 | |
| INSEE code | 15114 | |
| Website | http://www.marcenat15.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Marcenat |
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Marcenat ( Occitan : Marcenac ) is a French municipality with 515 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour and the canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes (until 2015 Condat ). The inhabitants are called Marcenatais .
geography
Marcenat is located about 50 kilometers north-northeast of Aurillac and about 55 kilometers south-southwest of Clermont-Ferrand in the north of the Cantal department. The mountain village is part of the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities are Condat in the north and north-west, Montgreleix in the north and north-east, Anzat-le-Luguet in the east, Pradiers in the south-east, Ladeyrat in the south, Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat in the south and south-west and Lugarde in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,302 | 1,218 | 1,100 | 928 | 823 | 627 | 553 | 512 | 510 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Blaise church from the 12th century with renovations from the 19th century, monument historique since 1992
- Icône de la Mère de Dieu Znaménié orthodox monastery in Traverse since 1988
- 19th century Aubijoux castle
- Castellane Castle
