Massiac
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Massiac | |
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 Massiac seen from the Alagnonnette valley | |
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 Location of Massiac | |
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| 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 (2023)[2] | 1,796 |
| • Density | 51.64/km2 (133.7/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.
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,756 | — |
| 1975 | 1,884 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 1,838 | −0.35% |
| 1990 | 1,881 | +0.29% |
| 1999 | 1,857 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 1,825 | −0.22% |
| 2012 | 1,793 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | 1,745 | −0.54% |
| 2023 | 1,796 | +0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.[5] Historians have described him as a "real-life Dracula."[6]
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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Massiac | Village Étape".
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "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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