Virargues
Encyclopedia
Virargues is a commune
in the Cantal
ddepartment in the Auvergne
Region
in south-central France
.
The Allagnon River is tributary of the Allier River
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....
ddepartment 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
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Population
Government
This is a list of mayors of Virargues.| Name | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Marsal | December 2002 | 20014 | |
| Champagnac | |||
| Maurice Capelle | Former Conseiller général | ||
| Pierre Margerit | |||
| Auguste Margerit |
Sights
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste ChurchÉglise Saint-Jean-BaptisteL'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a church in Virargues in the Cantal département in the Auvergne Region.-External links:* * -Note:*Summed up and translated from the equivalent article at French Wikipédia, 29 May 2008...
eleventh century, fifteenth century, sixteenth century - Sainte-Reine ChurchSainte-Reine ChurchThe Church of Sainte-Reine in the Diocese of Saint-Flour is a pilgrimage center and miraculous shrine near Virargues, in the Cantal department of France.-Notes and references:...
nineteenth century - The Valley of Allagnon
The Allagnon River is tributary of the Allier River
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...