Ally,_Cantal

Ally, Cantal

Ally, Cantal

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Ally (French pronunciation: [ali]; Occitan: Ali) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.

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Geography

Ally is located some 60 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and some 65 km south-east of Limoges in a straight line. It is at least 30 km from the nearest national highway and access is by district roads the most direct being the D680 which runs north-east from Pleaux and enters the western border of the commune. It goes directly to the town then turns to exit the commune south-east to join with the road D922. The D681 also comes south from Mauriac to the village and the D29 comes from Drugeac in the west by a circuitous route to the village. The commune is mostly farmland although with some mountain slopes and forests in the north.[3]

The river Auze flows north forming the eastern and then the northern border of the commune before flowing into the Dordogne south-west of Chalvignac. A number of streams feed this river from the commune including the Ruisseau de Peschaytou, Ruisseau de Terrieu, and Le Sione which forms part of the south-eastern border.[3]

There are quite a number of hamlets and villages in the commune. These are:

  • Champell
  • Chavergne
  • Crucholles
  • Drignac
  • Fraissy
  • Ginalhac
  • Labro
  • Langlade
  • Le Breuil
  • Les Martres
  • Le Peuch
  • Le Pouget
  • Le Puy Soutro
  • Maissac
  • Monteil
  • Nebouillieres
  • Pommier
  • Tarneu
  • Veze

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Ally[4]

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Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allyçois or Allyçoises in French.[5]

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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Chateau de la Vigne (15th century).[7] The Chateau contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Mural: Diane bathing (17th century)[8]
    • A Mural: Atalante and Méléagre (17th century)[9]
  • The Chateau de la Vigne Park[10]
  • The Maison Blanche Windmill (1882)[11]
  • The Pargeat Windmill (1817)[12]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Church of Saint-Ferréol (12th century)[13] was attended by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The church contains a Container for relics: the Martyr Saint Vincent[14]
  • The Church of Saint-Thibaud (11th century)[15]

Notable People linked to the commune

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Google Maps
  4. [4]
    List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. [5]
    Le nom des habitants du 15 - Cantal, habitants.fr
  6. [6]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. [7]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093433 Chateau de la Vigne (in French)
  8. [8]
    Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000757 Mural: Diane bathing (in French)
  9. [9]
    Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000756 Mural: Atalante and Méléagre (in French)
  10. [10]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000287 Chateau de la Vigne Park (in French)
  11. [11]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092575 Maison Blanche Windmill (in French)
  12. [12]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092576 Pargeat Windmill (in French)
  13. [13]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093435 Church of Saint-Ferréol (in French)
  14. [14]
    Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000041 Container for relics: the Martyr Saint Vincent (in French)
  15. [15]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093434 Church of Saint-Thibaud (in French)
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