Anterrieux
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Location of Anterrieux
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| Coordinates: 44°50′11″N 3°02′40″E / 44.8364°N 3.0444°E / 44.8364; 3.0444 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Flour Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marcel Chastang |
| Area1 | 16.16 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 122 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15007 /15110 |
| Elevation | 862–1,132 m (2,828–3,714 ft) (avg. 960 m or 3,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Anterrieux (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Antarrius) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of southern central France.
Geography
Anterrieux is located some 30 km south by south-west of Saint-Flour and 20 km west by north-west of Saint-Chely-d'Apcher. Access to the commune is by road D989 from Saint-Chely-d'Apcher in the east passing through the commune and continuing west to Chaudes-Aigues. Access to the village is by small communal roads from various points on the D989. In addition to the village there is also the hamlet of Oyex in the south. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with an especially large forest (the Bois d'Oyex) in the far south of the commune.
The Bes river forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join La Truyere river in the Lac de Grandval. The Maleval river rises in the commune and flows north past the village. It is joined by several tributaries in the commune.
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Anterrieux
History
The region was the scene of fighting in June 1944 between the Maquis and Nazi troops. The Nazis were successful in overrunning the Maquis in their Truyère Redoubt where they were attacked on 20 June 1944. The battle was fierce and the village of Anterrieux was destroyed by fire after having been held for ten hours by the 3,000 resistance fighters of the 7th Company under the command of Henri Fournier who were forced to disperse because of the German firepower supported by their air force. More than a hundred maquisards were killed as well as about fifteen German soldiers and a dozen civilians. The Resistance Museum of Anterrieux provides the public with memories of that time.
See: John Hind Farmer
Administration
Anterrieux Community Hall
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2020 | Louis Raynal | DVD |
| 2020 | 2026 | Marcel Chastang |
Population
Anterrieux War Memorial
Anterrieux Church
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ Resistance Museum website (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Anterrieux on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Anterrieux on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Anterrieux on the 1750 Cassini Map
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