Sourniac
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Sourniac Sornhac |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac | |
| Canton | Ydes | |
| Community association | Sumène Artense | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 2 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 471-706 m | |
| surface | 11.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 201 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15200 | |
| INSEE code | 15230 | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Sourniac |
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Sourniac ( Occitan Sornhac ) is a French municipality with 201 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (201 Auvergne ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Mauriac and the canton of Ydes (until 2015 Mauriac ). The inhabitants are called Sourniacois .
geography
Sourniac is located in the northwestern foothills of the Monts du Cantal massif, about 39 kilometers north-northwest of Aurillac . Sourniac is surrounded by the neighboring communities Arches in the north and west, Jaleyrac in the east, Le Vigean in the south and south-east and Chalvignac in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 179 | 166 | 126 | 162 | 182 | 178 | 189 | 199 | 202 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th / 20th centuries century
- Saint-Amand chapel from the 11th century, a historic monument since 1983
- Sourniac Castle, Monument historique since 1983
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Saint-Amand chapel
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Web links
Commons : Sourniac - collection of images, videos and audio files
