Montsalvy (; oc, Montsauvi) is a commune in the Cantal

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in south-central France.

History

Montsalvy was founded around 1070 as a monastery 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 and is the second largest commune in terms of population.

Population

Culture

Literature

Montsalvy appears in the following works: * Juliette Benzoni, French author (Alexandre Dumas Prix 1973) who wrote and set her Catherine (Benzoni novel) series historical romance in Montsalvy.

References

Communes of Cantal {{Cantal-geo-stub

History

Population

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Culture

Literature

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