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Murat, Cantal

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cantal

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
2,153 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Flour

Region
  
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Canton
  
Murat

Area
  
6.47 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:56 PM

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Intercommunality
  
Hautes Terres Communauté

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 100% Humidity

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Murat is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Chastel-sur-Murat was merged into Murat.

Contents

Map of 15300 Murat, France

History

On 24 June 1944, during World War II, 120 Muratais were deported, 80 never returned.

Geography

Murat is situated in the valley of the Alagnon, a tributary of the Allier.

Personalities

  • Olivier Magne
  • Raymond Leopold Bruckberger, writer
  • Henri de Castellane, politician. His grandson was Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane who married Anna Gould

    • References

    Murat, Cantal Wikipedia
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