Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Virargues | |
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Commune | |
Location of Virargues | |
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Coordinates: 45°07′33″N 2°54′40″E / 45.1258°N 2.9111°E / 45.1258; 2.9111 | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Cantal |
Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
Canton | Murat |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Marsal |
Area | 11.03 km (4.26 sq mi) |
Population | 117 |
• Density | 11/km (27/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 15263 /15300 |
Elevation | 854–1,225 m (2,802–4,019 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Virargues (French pronunciation: [viʁaʁɡ]) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne Region in south-central France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 150 | — |
1968 | 191 | +27.3% |
1975 | 189 | −1.0% |
1982 | 155 | −18.0% |
1990 | 158 | +1.9% |
1999 | 140 | −11.4% |
2008 | 137 | −2.1% |
Government
This is a list of mayors of Virargues.
Name | Start | End | Notes |
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Michel Marsal | December 2002 | 2014 | |
Champagnac | |||
Maurice Capelle | Former Conseiller général | ||
Pierre Margerit | |||
Auguste Margerit |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
Sights
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church eleventh century, fifteenth century, sixteenth century
- Sainte-Reine Church nineteenth century
- The Valley of Allagnon
The Allagnon is a tributary of the Allier
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- General councils of France
- (in the village of Clavières).
External links
- (in English) Volcano park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
- (in French) Albepierre-Bredons
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