Marcolès
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
| Canton | Maurs | |
| Community association | Châtaigneraie Cantalienne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 21' E | |
| height | 427-828 m | |
| surface | 52.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 595 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15220 | |
| INSEE code | 15117 | |
| Website | http://www.marcoles.fr/ | |
Marcolès is a French commune in the department of Cantal and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and with 595 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Aurillac and the canton of Maurs (until 2015: canton of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat ).
location
Marcolès is located in the Massif Central , in the Châtaigneraie , about 17 kilometers south-southwest of Aurillac . This is where the Ressègue and the Rance originate . Marcolès is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vitrac in the north and northwest, Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat in the north, Roannes-Saint-Mary in the northeast, Lafeuillade-en-Vézie and Lacapelle-del-Fraisse in the east, Sansac-Veinazès in the southeast, Sénezergues , Puycapel with Calvinet and Saint-Antoine in the south, Leynhac in the southwest and Boisset in the west.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,207 | 1,599 | 1,236 | 982 | 883 | 807 | 721 | 654 | 622 | 577 | 604 | 583 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 13th century, renovations from the 15th century
- historical center
- Faulat Castle
- La Morétie Castle
- Le Poux Castle
