Saint-Saturnin (Cantal)
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Saint Saturnin Sant Saturnin |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Canton | Murat | |
| Community association | Hautes Terres | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 15 ′ N , 2 ° 48 ′ E | |
| height | 911-1,380 m | |
| surface | 38.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 205 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15190 | |
| INSEE code | 15213 | |
_%C3%A9glise.jpg) Saint-Saturnin village church |
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Saint-Saturnin ( Occitan : Sant Saturnin ) is a French municipality with 205 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour .
geography
Saint-Saturnin is located around 34 kilometers northwest of the small town of Saint-Flour within the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park .
The municipality includes the settlements of Maillargues, Nuix, Roche, Saint-Saturnin, Soulages and numerous individual farms.
history
Historically, the commune belongs to the Cézallier region within the Auvergne. Saint-Saturnin belonged to the Murat district from 1793 to 1801 and was part of the Allanche canton from 1793 to 2015 .
Population development
| year | 1851 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,412 | 706 | 621 | 557 | 427 | 320 | 248 | 229 | 210 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin village church (12th, 15th and 19th centuries)
- Castle Château de Peyrelade from the 12th century
- Castle Château de Combes from the 16th century
- Observatory Observatoire d'Astrophysique Cézallier Cantal
- Saint-Saturnin Viaduct
- carved stone cross in Belvezin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Most important sights ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 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)
Web links
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