Neussargues-Moissac

Neussargues-Moissac (French pronunciation: [nøsaʁɡ mwasak]; Auvergnat: Nuçargues e Moissac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Between December 2016 and January 2025, it was part of Neussargues en Pinatelle.^[2][3]

Neussargues-Moissac
Commune
A general view of Neussargues-Moissac
Location of Neussargues-Moissac
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Coordinates: 45°07′45″N 2°58′37″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Murat
Area 1	13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	834
• Density	61.2/km2 (159/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15141 /15170
Elevation	738–1,022 m (2,421–3,353 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,247	—
1968	1,252	+0.4%
1975	1,213	−3.1%
1982	1,186	−2.2%
1990	1,231	+3.8%
1999	1,030	−16.3%
2008	968	−6.0%

Sights

• Château St Benoît: owned by the family of Olivier Messiaen's first wife, Claire Delbos. Messiaen worked on L'Ascension there.
• Castle Marguerite (Villa ou Château Marguerite): 19th century building.
• The Valley of Alagnon
• Villa Marguerite: late 19th-century French mansion.

The river Alagnon is a tributary of the Allier.

Personalities

• Olivier Messiaen^[4][5]
• Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department