Allanche


Allanche is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
WWW allanche.fr

Geography

Allanche is located some 70 km south of Clermont-Ferrand and 20 km east by southeast of Massiac. It can be accessed by the D679 from Marcenat in the northwest to the village then south to Sainte-Anastasie. The D39 comes from Pradiers in the north through the village then south to Chalinargues. The D9 road branches off the D3 to the west of the commune and passes through the village continuing to the northeast. Apart from the village there are a number of hamlets. These are:
  • Chastre
  • Chavanon
  • Coudour
  • Feydit
  • Le Bac Bas
  • Le Bac Haut
  • Les Cites
  • Maillargues
  • Roche Haut
  • Romaniargues
The commune is largely farmland with patches of forest and the edge of a large forest in the east.
The Allanche river flows from the northwest through the village and continues southeast to feed the Alagnon river. Many tributaries feed the Allanche in the commune including the Ruisseau de Laneyrat, the Ruisseau de Coudoun, the Ruisseau de Chavanon, the Ruisseau de Vernois, and other unnamed streams.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToName
17921800Antoine Gabriel Benoid
18001802Jean Pierre Feydin
18021805Guillaume Peuvergne
18051813Jean Pierre Feydin
18131830Antoine Gabriel Benoid
18301838Jean Benoit Bertrand
18381855Jean Pierre Catinaud
18551874Louis Bonnet
18741880Gabriel Charles Bonnet
18801890Jules Magot
18901896Auguste Dellac
18961903Henri Bonnet
19031904Jean Romain Faucillon
19041919Justin Veisset
19191929Léon Parlier
19291932Albert Chastel
19321935Roger Albeine
19351941Jules Eugène Farradeche

;Mayors from 1941
FromToNameParty
19411944Léon Parlier
19441948Jules Eugène Farradeche
19481971Maurice Peschaud
19711995Pierre Jarry
19952001Christian LéotyRPR
20012008André Papon
20082016Christian LéotyLR
20162026Philippe Rosseel

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allanchois or Allanchoises in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

  • The former Château de Mercoeur is registered as an historical monument.
  • At Allanche station from May to September there is the Vélorail Cézallier for tourists.
  • In the south-west of the commune are the Pinatelle Allanche mountains.

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
;Other religious sites of interest
  • The Presbytery contains a Reliquary that is registered as an historical object.
  • The Church of Chanet contains a Processional Cross which is registered as an historical object.

Notable people linked to the commune