Murat, Cantal
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Commune of Murat |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Murat |
| Intercommunality | Murat |
| Mayor | Martine Mahtouk]] (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 868 m–1,163 m (avg. m) |
| Land area¹ | 6.47 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,153 |
| - Density | 12/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 15138/ 15300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Murat is a commune in the Cantal département in the Auvergne region in south-central France.
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[edit] History
On 24 June 1944, during World War II, 120 Muratais were deported, 80 never returned.
[edit] Beauty spots
The Valley of Allagnon
The Allagnon River is tributary of the Allier River
[edit] Administration
This is a list of mayors of Murat.
| NAME | START | END | NOTES |
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| Martine Mahtouk | 2001 | 2008 | |
| Emmanuel Grèze | 1983 | 2001 | Former General councillor(Conseiller général[1]); Conseiller Régional |
| Jean Meyniel | 1977 | 1983 | |
| Antoine Tabayse | 1969 | 1977 | |
| Joseph Constant | 1968 | 1969 | |
| Hector Peschaud | 1946 | 1968 | |
| Antoine Combes | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Hector Peschaud | 1928 | 1944 | |
| Gabriel Peschaud | 1897 | 1928 | Député |
| Raymond Teissèdre | 1896 | 1897 | |
| Leon Auguste Teillard Chabrier | 1895 | 1896 | |
| Maurice guibal[2] | 1881 | 1895 | républicain General councillor (conseiller général) |
| Pierre Hector Veisseyre | 12 February 1878 | ||
| Joseph Léon Dubois | 3 November 1874 | ||
| Félix Robert | 13 February 1874 | ||
| Pierre Hector Veisseyre | 19 June 1871 | ||
| Alfred Talandier Espinasse | 29 September 1856 | ||
| Identité=Emile Teissèdre | 24 July 1852 | ||
| Jean baptiste Rhodes | 11 November 1848 | ||
| Pierre Duclos | 2 May 1848 | ||
| Jules Teillard Laterisse | 29 December 1843 | ||
| François Escaille | 10 July 1833 | ||
| Antoine Talandier Lespinasse | 11 October 1830 | ||
| Jean baptiste Marcombes | 30 December 1825 | ||
| Identité=Pierre Maynobe | 16 June 1819 | ||
| Jean Raymond Rancillac de Chazelles | 11 November 1815 | ||
| Antoine Gazard | 5 July 1815 | ||
| Claude Amable Tournier | 5 June 1815 | ||
| Antoine Gazard | messidor an X | ||
| Cérice Bonaventure Teillard Chambon | 1th prairial an VII | ||
| Municipalités de canton | From An IV to An VIII | ||
| Joseph Dubois | 11 brumaire an III | ||
| François Teillard Beynac | 2 December 1792 | ||
| Cérice Bonaventure Teillard Chambon | 28 October 1792 | ||
| Antoine Dominique Chabanon | 15 May 1791 | ||
| Antoine Roux | 15 July 1790 | ||
| Etienne de Montreuil de Charmanière | 9 February 1790 |
[edit] Famous people
- Hugues Chauliaguet
- Guillaume de Traverse
- Jean de Traverse
- Jean de l'Hospital
- Pierre de Béral
- Pierre Hugues de Béral
- Joseph Charles Alexandre de Traverse
- Nicolas Teillard
- Jean Baptiste Pagès-Allary
- Léon et Marie-Louise Pompidou
- Emile Goué (1904-1946)
- Olivier Magne
- Raymond Leopold Bruckberger[4], writer
- Philippe Marcombes (1877 - 1935)
- Fernand Talandier (1872-1957), politician
- Henri de Castellane, politician. His grandson was Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane who married Anna Gould
- Jean Mathé, trade unionist
[edit] Notes, sources and references
- ^ General councils of France
- ^ ended the building of The Villa or Castel Marguerite in Neussargues-Moissac.
- ^ Some informations are quoted from the article of Mr. Philippart: (French)Murat à la fin du XIXe siècle:une cité,un maire,un journal.
- ^ (French)Raymond Leopol Bruckberger Notice biographique de l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques
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