Massiac
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 Massiac seen from the Alagnonnette valley | |
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Location of Massiac  | |
  Massiac  Massiac | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′07″N 3°11′53″E / 45.2519°N 3.1981°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Saint-Flour-1 |
| Intercommunality | Hautes Terres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Achalme[1] |
Area 1 | 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,801 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15119 /15500 |
| Elevation | 511–1,005 m (1,677–3,297 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Massiac (French pronunciation: [masjak]; Occitan: Maciac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,741 | — |
| 1968 | 1,756 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,884 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 1,838 | −2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,881 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,857 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,833 | −1.3% |
Local history
[edit]In the 17th century, Massiac was ruled by the feudal lord Gaspard d'Espinchal, a notorious murderer, kidnapper, and nobleman who was pursued and prosecuted by the Riom Court of Justice during the 1665-6 "Grands Jours", a national inquest into criminality in the Auvergne highlands.[3] Historians have described him as a "real-life Dracula."[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Histoire". Massiac.fr. Town of Massiac. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Manns, Andrew. "The Great Devil: Auvergne's Real-Life Dracula". Visit Auvergne. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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