Allanche

Allanche is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.

Allanche
Commune
View from Chavanon
Coat of arms
Location of Allanche
Allanche
Allanche
Coordinates: 45°13′48″N 2°56′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementSaint-Flour
CantonMurat
IntercommunalityHautes Terres Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020) Philippe Rosseel
Area
1
49.89 km2 (19.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
790
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15001 /15160
Elevation784–1,295 m (2,572–4,249 ft)
(avg. 968 m or 3,176 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allanchois or Allanchoises[2]

Geography

Allanche is located some 70 km south of Clermont-Ferrand and 20 km east by southeast of Massiac. It can be accessed by the D679 from Marcenat in the northwest to the village then south to Sainte-Anastasie. The D39 comes from Pradiers in the north through the village then south to Chalinargues. The D9 road branches off the D3 to the west of the commune and passes through the village continuing to the northeast. Apart from the village there are a number of hamlets. These are:

  • Chastre
  • Chavanon
  • Coudour
  • Feydit
  • Le Bac Bas
  • Le Bac Haut
  • Les Cites
  • Maillargues
  • Roche Haut
  • Romaniargues

The commune is largely farmland with patches of forest and the edge of a large forest in the east.[3]

The Allanche river flows from the northwest through the village and continues southeast to feed the Alagnon river. Many tributaries feed the Allanche in the commune including the Ruisseau de Laneyrat, the Ruisseau de Coudoun, the Ruisseau de Chavanon, the Ruisseau de Vernois, and other unnamed streams.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

Heraldry
Arms of Allanche
 Blazon:

Or, two keys saltirewise in sable.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1941
FromToNamePartyPosition
17921800Antoine Gabriel Benoid
18001802Jean Pierre Feydin
18021805Guillaume Peuvergne
18051813Jean Pierre Feydin
18131830Antoine Gabriel Benoid
18301838Jean Benoit Bertrand
18381855Jean Pierre Catinaud
18551874Louis Bonnet
18741880Gabriel Charles Bonnet
18801890Jules Magot
18901896Auguste Dellac
18961903Henri Bonnet
19031904Jean Romain Faucillon
19041919Justin Veisset
19191929Léon Parlier
19291932Albert Chastel
19321935Roger Albeine
19351941Jules Eugène Farradeche
Mayors from 1941
FromToNamePartyPosition
19411944Léon Parlier
19441948Jules Eugène Farradeche
19481971Maurice Peschaud
19711995Pierre Jarry
19952001Christian LéotyRPR
20012008André Papon
20082016Christian LéotyLR
2016CurrentPhilippe Rosseel

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006947—    
2007925−2.3%
2008903−2.4%
2009897−0.7%
2010891−0.7%
2011855−4.0%
2012820−4.1%
2013784−4.4%
2014771−1.7%
2015759−1.6%
2016776+2.2%

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage
  • The former Château de Mercoeur (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[5]
  • At Allanche station from May to September there is the Vélorail Cézallier for tourists.
  • In the south-west of the commune are the Pinatelle Allanche mountains.

Religious heritage

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

  • The Church of Saint-Julien-de-Chanet (12th century).[6] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
    • The main Altar and Retable (17th century)[7]
    • A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)[8]
    • A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)[9]
    • A Painting: the Adoration of the Magi (16th century)[10]
    • Bas-reliefs (16th century)[11]
  • The Church of Saint John the Baptist (12th century).[12] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Sculpture: Ecce homo (15th century)[13]
    • An Eagle Lectern (17th century)[14]
    • A Bronze Bell (1671)[15]
    • A set of Pews (16th century)[16]
    • A Reliquary-Monstrance (15th century)[17]
    • A Processional Cross (15th century)[18]
Other religious sites of interest
  • The Presbytery contains a Reliquary (15th century) that is registered as an historical object.[19]
  • The Church of Chanet contains a Processional Cross (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.[20]
  • The church
  • Entrance and Tower
  • The entrance
  • The pieta in the church

Notable people linked to the commune
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See also

Bibliography
  • Our Auvergne ancestors, the Auvergne migration to Brittany, Serge Duigou, Éditions Ressac, Quimper, 2004. [On the Cézallier migratory movement to Brittany in the 18th and 19th centuries which included Allanche together with Albaret, Chabrier, Laymet, Mainhes, etc..] (in French)

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Cantal (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France
    5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093428 Château de Mercoeur (in French)
    6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093430 Church of Saint-Julien-de-Chanet (in French)
    7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000037 Main Altar and Retable (in French)
    8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000036 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
    9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000035 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
    10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000034 Painting: the Adoration of the Magi (in French)
    11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000033 Bas-reliefs (in French)
    12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093429 Church of Saint John the Baptist (in French)
    13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000730 Sculpture: Ecce homo (in French)
    14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000580 Eagle Lectern (in French)
    15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000040 Bronze Bell (in French)
    16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000032 Set of Pews (in French)
    17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15001405 Reliquary-Monstrance (in French)
    18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15000001 Processional Cross (in French)
    19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000039 Reliquary (in French)
    20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000038 Processional Cross (in French)
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