Antignac, Cantal

Antignac
Commune
Antignac village
Antignac village
Location of Antignac
Map
Antignac is located in France
Antignac
Antignac
Antignac is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Antignac
Antignac
Coordinates: 45°20′35″N 2°32′46″E / 45.3431°N 2.5461°E / 45.3431; 2.5461
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementMauriac
CantonYdes
IntercommunalitySumène Artense
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Briant[1]
Area
1
16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
283
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15008 /15240
Elevation468–928 m (1,535–3,045 ft)
(avg. 495 m or 1,624 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Antignac (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tiɲak]; Occitan: Antinhac) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.

Geography

Antignac lies in the valley of the Sumène some 80 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and 10 km north-west of Riom-ès-Montagnes[3] in the Canton of Saignes. Access to the commune is by road D3 from Riom-ès-Montagnes in the south-east continuing west to join the D922.

Antignac is the main village in the commune which includes 25 other hamlets and localities:

  • Le Beix
  • Bellot
  • La Bouboulie
  • La Broconie
  • Les Buges Blanches
  • La Cavarache
  • Le Cellier
  • Le Chambon
  • Le Châtelet
  • La Croix de Soleilhadoux
  • Drulh
  • Fouillade
  • Fourgoux
  • La Ganette
  • Lugue
  • Masternat
  • Saleix
  • Salsignac
  • Sauronnet
  • La Seppe
  • Tampagniergues
  • Urlande
  • La Valette
  • Vignon
  • Vignonnet

The river Rhue forms all of the commune's northern border.

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

  • Antignac village in spring
    Antignac village in spring
  • Antignac Town Hall and the War memorial
    Antignac Town Hall and the War memorial
  • The main street facing east
    The main street facing east
  • The Place de l'Auberge and its fountain
    The Place de l'Auberge and its fountain

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party
1798 1799 Jean-Baptiste Dubois
1799 1817 Jean-François Dubois
1817 1847 Louis Armand
1847 1848 Pierre Brun
1848 1864 Louis François Armand
1864 1881 Jean-Baptiste Tournadre
1881 1897 Paul-Antoine Mirande
1897 1919 Gabriel Félix Duc
1919 1942 Jean 'Eugène' Breton
1942 1953 Pierre Chanut
1953 1983 Roger Laboureix
1983 1990 Claude Favory
1990 1995 Charles Vayssier
1995 2001 Claude Chanet
2001 2026 Stéphane Briant UDF then UDI then LREM

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antignacois or Antignacoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 439—    
1975 361−2.76%
1982 305−2.38%
1990 335+1.18%
1999 292−1.51%
2007 277−0.66%
2012 287+0.71%
2017 281−0.42%
Source: INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • Farmhouses (18th-19th century)[7] The Farmhouse at La Broconie contains Furniture which is registered as historical objects.[8]
  • Houses (16th-20th century)[9]
  • Houses and Farms (16th-20th century)[10]
  • A Farmhouse and Mill at le Soulou (19th century)[11]
  • The Grange du Pré de L'Oiseau Stables (19th century)[12]
  • The Wolf Trapping Pits at Urlande bas (19th century)[13]
  • The former School (1882)[14] The School contains several religious items that are registered as historical objects.[15]
  • The Salsignac Railway Viaduct (20th century) on the stretch from Bort-les-Organs to Riom-ès-Montagnes on the Paris-Béziers railway line was commissioned on 2 December 1907 and closed in 1991. The viaduct is 190m long with 14 arches and is 24m high.[16]
  • The Barn-Stables at Le Beix (1878)[17]

The Town Hall contains a War Memorial (1924) that is registered as an historical object.[18]

Other sites of interest
  • The Chateau of Longuevergne

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Church of Saint-Étienne and Saint-Ferréol de Salsignac (12th century). Also called the Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours de Salsignac, this small Romanesque church was built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the Gothic style between 1469 and 1496. The bell located in a tiny bell tower dates from 1657.[19][20] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
    • The Furniture in the Church[21]
    • A Processional Banner (20th century)[22]
    • A Statue: Saint Louis (19th century)[23]
    • A Statue: Saint Ferréol of Vienne (19th century)[24]
    • A Statue: Virgin and child (19th century)[25]
    • A Stoup (16th century)[26]
    • A Tabernacle (17th century)[27]
    • A Monumental Painting (19th century)[28]
  • The Parish church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (12th century). The apse and the choir are the only parts dating from the 12th century, the nave and the chapels were rebuilt or upgraded in the 18th and 19th centuries.[29][30] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
    • The Furniture in the Chapel[31]
    • A Chalice (18th century)[32]
    • An Alb (20th century)[33]
    • 2 Processional Banners (20th century)[34]
    • The Saint-Pierre Bell (1472)[35]
    • A Stoup (1753)[36]
    • 2 Statues: Saints Peter and Paul (18th century)[37]
    • 2 Statues: Adoring Angels (18th century)[38]
    • Retables and Altar Paintings (18th century)[39]
    • 2 Altar Paintings (19th century)[40]
    • A Painting: Saint Peter delivered by an Angel (18th century)[41]
    • A Monumental Painting (18th century)[42]
    • A Statue: Saint Paul (17th century)[43]
    • A Statue: Saint Peter (17th century)[44]
  • The Chapel of Notre-Dame du Roc-Vignonnet (ruins) (12th century). Begun in the early 12th century and completed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the chapel was finally abandoned in the 19th century.[45][46] The Chapel contains some items that are registered as historical objects:
  • Monumental Crosses (19th-20th century)[49]
  • The Presbytery contains a Wardrobe (1807) that is registered as an historical object.[50]

Environmental heritage

Two sites are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Clairière médiévale des Roussilloux Park (Middle Ages)[51]
  • The Jardin Ethnobotanique Botanic Garden (20th century)[52]
  • Antignac, Parish church of Saint-Victor
    Antignac, Parish church of Saint-Victor
  • Salsignac, Chapel Saint-Ferréol, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-secours, dominated by the viaduct
    Salsignac, Chapel Saint-Ferréol, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-secours, dominated by the viaduct
  • Salsignac, Chapel Saint-Ferréol, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-secours, and the cemetery
    Salsignac, Chapel Saint-Ferréol, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-secours, and the cemetery
  • Arched door of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-secours, Salsignac
    Arched door of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-secours, Salsignac
  • Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Antignac, stone staircase
    Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Antignac, stone staircase
  • Salsignac Viaduct overlooking the village, seen from the hamlet of Beix
    Salsignac Viaduct overlooking the village, seen from the hamlet of Beix
  • Chapel Notre-Dame du Roc-Vignonnet
    Chapel Notre-Dame du Roc-Vignonnet

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Jean Dutourd (born 14 January 1920 in Paris, where he died 17 January 2011), journalist and writer of the French Academy, author of the novel Au Bon Beurre, grandson of the House of Laurichesse at the Auberge de la Sumène d'Antignac. Became famous for his participation in the radio program Les grosses têtes (The big heads) presented by Philippe Bouvard.
  • Jacques Jouve, born 10 March 1932 at Antignac. Communist MP for Haute-Vienne from 19 March 1978 to 22 May 1981.
  • François-Paul Raynal (1902–1964), journalist at L'Auvergnat de Paris and writer, remained very attached to his roots and family home at Salsignac which he mentions in several of his novels and stories (Au fil de la Sumène, Les Artisans du village, Marie des Solitudes, etc.).
  • François Aubert, mason, who decorated his house in a naive style (close to the ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval) and created a mineralogical museum.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 15 - Cantal, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000015 Farmhouse 1 at Urlande basIA15000016 Farmhouse 2 at Urlande basIA15000013 Farmhouse 1 at TampagnierguesIA15000020 Farmhouse 2 at TampagnierguesIA15000403 La Fouillarade Farmhouse at le CellierIA15000019 Farmhouse at DrulsIA15000017 Farmhouse at BellotIA15000010 Farmhouse at La BroconieIA15000007 FarmhouseIA15000004 Farmhouse at La Bouboulie (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000039 Religious objects in the Farmhouse (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000024 Merchant's House 1IA15000022 Merchant's House 2IA15000023 Merchant's House 3IA15000018 Artisan's House 1IA15000031 House at SauronnetIA15000027 House 4IA15000029 House/Farmhouse and ForgeIA15000021 House at la Valette (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000033 Houses and Farms(in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000014 Farmhouse and Mill(in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000032 Grange du Pré de L'Oiseau Stables(in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000026 Wolf Trapping Pits at Urlande bas(in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000025 Former School(in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000036 Religious objects in the School (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000011 Salsignac Railway Viaduct(in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000009 Barn-Stables(in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000015 War Memorial (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093442 Church of Saint-Ferréol de Salsignac (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000005 Church of Saint-Étienne and Saint-Ferréol de Salsignac (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000035IM15000034 Furniture in the Church (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000033 Processional Banner(in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000032 Statue: Saint Louis(in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000032 Statue: Saint Ferréol of Vienne(in French)
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000030 Statue: Virgin and child(in French)
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000029 Stoup(in French)
  27. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000028 Tabernacle(in French)
  28. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000012 Monumental Painting(in French)
  29. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093441 Church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (in French)
  30. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000006 Church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (in French)
  31. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000027IM15000026 Furniture in the Chapel (in French)
  32. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000025 Chalice (in French)
  33. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000024 Alb (in French)
  34. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000023 2 Processional Banners (in French)
  35. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000022 Saint-Pierre Bell (in French)
  36. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000021 Stoup (in French)
  37. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000020 2 Statues: Saints Peter and Paul (in French)
  38. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000019 2 Statues: Adoring Angels (in French)
  39. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000018 Retables and Altar Paintings (in French)
  40. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000017 2 Altar Paintings (in French)
  41. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000016 Painting: Saint Peter delivered by an Angel (in French)
  42. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000013 Monumental Painting (in French)
  43. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000050 Statue: Saint Paul (in French)
  44. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000049 Statue: Saint Peter (in French)
  45. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093440 Chapel of Notre-Dame du Roc-Vignonnet (in French)
  46. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000012 Chapel du Roc-Vignonnet (in French)
  47. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000176 14 Capitals and 13 bases (in French)
  48. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000175 33 Corbels (in French)
  49. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000028 Monumental Crosses (in French)
  50. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000037 Wardrobe (in French)
  51. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000292 Clairière médiévale des Roussilloux Park (in French)
  52. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000266 Jardin Ethnobotanique Botanic Garden (in French)
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