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Montsalvy
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Montsalvy is a commune in France, situated in the Cantal department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Montsalvy and is associated with the electoral district of canton of Arpajon-sur-Cère. The town shares borders with Le Fel, Saint-Hippolyte, Junhac, and Labesserette. Its postal code is 15120, and it is twinned with Capian.
The commune has an area of 20.29 and an elevation above sea level of 822. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,100 residents (372 male and 445 female) and another citing 903. The official website for the municipality is www.montsalvy.fr.
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Place details
- Locality
- Montsalvy
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 903
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Montsalvy
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Chateau de Montsalvy.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Château of Montsalvy
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Montsalvy (Cantal).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aurillac
- French commune.canton
- Arpajon-sur-Cère
- French commune.INSEE
- 15134
- French commune.postal code
- 15120
- French commune.mayor
- Isabelle Lemaire
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Châtaigneraie Cantalienne
- French commune.elevation m
- 780
- French commune.elevation min m
- 269
- French commune.elevation max m
- 822
- French commune.area km2
- 20.29
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Montsalvy
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Cantal
- Population
- 832
- Area
- 20.29
- Elevation
- 660
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Montsalvy
- Shares border with
- Vieillevie
- Official website
- www.montsalvy.fr
- Image
- Chateau de Montsalvy legs.jpg
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- Commons category
- Montsalvy
- postal code
- 15120
- associated electoral district
- canton of Arpajon-sur-Cère
- male population
- 372
- female population
- 445
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-71-49-20-10
- twinned administrative body
- Capian
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- See also
- Culture
- Literature
- Notable person
- References
Montsalvy (; ) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
== History == Montsalvy was founded around 1070 as a monastery with a Sauveté, (a refuge zone around a church or a chapel by several boundary markers) by Bérenger de Millau, husband of Adèle de Carlat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montsalvy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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