Montsalvy (; oc, Montsauvi) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Cantal
Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...
department in south-central
France
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.
History
Montsalvy was founded around 1070 as a
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...
with a
Sauveté, (a refuge zone around a church or a chapel by several boundary markers) by
Bérenger de Millau, husband of Adèle de Carlat.
Formerly the "capital" of the
Veinazès region, it was for a long time the chief town of the
Canton de Montsalvy. Today it is part of the canton of
Arpajon-sur-Cère
Arpajon-sur-Cère (, literally ''Arpajon on Cère''; oc, Arpajon de Cera or just ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arpajonnais'' or ''Arpajon ...
and is the second largest commune in terms of population.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Cantal department
The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France.
Intercommunalities
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Juliette Benzoni
Juliette Benzoni (30 October 1920 – 7 February 2016) was a French author and international bestseller in several genres, including historical romance, historical fiction, mystery and screenwriting. In 1998, at the age of 78, she received th ...]
, French author (Alexandre Dumas Prix 1973) who wrote and set her
Catherine (Benzoni novel) series
historical romance
Historical romance is a broad category of mass-market fiction focusing on romantic relationships in historical periods, which Walter Scott helped popularize in the early 19th century.
Varieties Viking
These books feature Vikings during the Dar ...
in Montsalvy.
References
Communes of Cantal
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