Montsalvy

Montsalvy is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

History

Montsalvy was founded around 1070 as a monastery with a Sauveté, by Bérenger de Millau, husband of Adèle de Carlat.
Formerly the "capital" of the Veinazès region, it was for a long time the chief town of the Canton de Montsalvy. Today it is part of the canton of Arpajon-sur-Cère and is the second largest commune in terms of population.

Culture

Literature

Montsalvy appears in the following works:

Juliette Benzoni, French author who wrote and set her Catherine (Benzoni novel) series historical romance in Montsalvy.

Notable person

Marcellin Boule, palaeontologist, geologist, and anthropologist, was born and died in Montsalvy.