Marcenat, Cantal

Marcenat
The square in Marcenat The square in Marcenat
Coat of arms of Marcenat Coat of arms
Marcenat
Location within Auvergne region Marcenat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Condat
Intercommunality	Cézallier
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Colette Ponchet-Passemard
Area1	51.47 km2 (19.87 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	509
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15114 / 15190
Elevation	760–1,449 m (2,493–4,754 ft) (avg. 1,060 m or 3,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Marcenat is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne region in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,302	—
1968	1,218	−6.5%
1975	1,100	−9.7%
1982	928	−15.6%
1990	823	−11.3%
1999	627	−23.8%
2008	553	−11.8%
2012	509	−8.0%

Sights

• The Château d'Aubijou, which belonged to the Castellane family.
• Orthodox monastery Russian architecture.

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

• INSEE