Virargues

Virargues is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne Region in south-central France.

Virargues
Commune
Location of Virargues
Virargues
Virargues
Coordinates: 45°07′33″N 2°54′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementSaint-Flour
CantonMurat
IntercommunalityMurat
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Marsal
Area
1
11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
133
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15263 /15300
Elevation854–1,225 m (2,802–4,019 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962150—    
1968191+27.3%
1975189−1.0%
1982155−18.0%
1990158+1.9%
1999140−11.4%
2008137−2.1%

Government

This is a list of mayors of Virargues.

Name Start End Notes
Michel Marsal December 2002 2014
Champagnac
Maurice Capelle Former Conseiller général[2]
Pierre Margerit
Auguste Margerit
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Sights
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church eleventh century, fifteenth century, sixteenth century
  • Sainte-Reine Church nineteenth century
  • The Valley of Allagnon[3]

The Allagnon River is tributary of the Allier River

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. General councils of France
  3. (in the village of Clavières).



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