Saint-Saturnin (Cantal)

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Saint Saturnin
Sant Saturnin
Saint-Saturnin (France)
Saint-Saturnin
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Saint-Flour
Canton Murat
Community association Hautes Terres
Coordinates 45 ° 15 ′  N , 2 ° 48 ′  E 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

Saint-Saturnin village church

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
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

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

  1. 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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cezallier.org

Web links

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