Murat, Cantal
Encyclopedia
Murat is a commune
in the Cantal
department in the Auvergne
region
in south-central France
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, a tributary of the Allier
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Cantal
Cantal
Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous....
department in the Auvergne
Auvergne (région)
Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in south-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Murat is situated in the valley of the AlagnonAlagnon
The Alagnon , also spelled Allagnon, is a long river in central France, left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village Laveissière, near the Plomb du Cantal, in the Massif Central...
, a tributary of the Allier
Allier River
The Allier is a river in central France, and is the left tributary to the Loire River. Its source is in the Massif Central, in the Lozère département, east of Mende. It flows generally north...
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Population
Administration
This is a list of mayors of Murat.| Name | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martine Mahtouk | 2001 | 2008 | |
| Emmanuel Grèze | 1983 | 2001 | Former General councillor(Conseiller général); 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 Chamber of Deputies of France Chamber of Deputies was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:* 1814–1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage.*... |
| Raymond Teissèdre | 1896 | 1897 | |
| Leon Auguste Teillard Chabrier | 1895 | 1896 | |
| Maurice guibal | 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 Messidor Messidor was the tenth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word messis, which means harvest.... an X |
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| Cérice Bonaventure Teillard Chambon | 1st prairial Prairial Prairial was the ninth month in the French Republican Calendar. This month was named after the French word prairie, which means meadow. It was the name given to several ships.... an VII |
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| Municipalités de canton | From An IV to An VIII | ||
| Joseph Dubois | 11 brumaire Brumaire Brumaire was the second month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word brume which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year.... an III |
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| 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 | ||
Personalities
- Olivier MagneOlivier MagneOlivier Claude C. Magne is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach.Magne was a rugby god and back row forward, known especially for his speed and handling in open field play. He represented 89 times, scoring 14 tries.He joined his hometown team, Stade Aurillacois, as a boy in...
- Raymond Leopold BruckbergerRaymond Leopold BruckbergerRaymond Léopold Bruckberger , was a French Dominican priest, Résistance member, writer, translator, screenwriter and director of Austrian heritage....
, writer - Henri de CastellaneHenri de CastellaneHenri Charles Louis Boniface, marquis de Castellane was a French politician and nobleman. He was the eldest son of marshal Boniface de Castellane and married Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, bringing the château de Rochecotte into the Castellane family...
, politician. His grandson was Paul Ernest BonifacePaul Ernest BonifacePaul Ernest Boniface de Castellane was the Marquis de Castellane.-Name:There are many variations of his name, all these are taken directly from news reports:*Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane...
de Castellane who married Anna GouldAnna GouldAnna Gould was an American heiress and socialite, the daughter of financier Jay Gould.-First marriage:She married Paul Ernest Boniface , the Comte de Castellane, on March 14, 1895 in Manhattan, New York...