Albepierre-Bredons

Albepierre-Bredons
A general view of Albepierre-Bredons
Coat of arms
Albepierre-Bredons
Location within Auvergne region  Albepierre-Bredons
Coordinates: 45°04′41″N 2°49′58″E / 45.0781°N 2.8328°ECoordinates: 45°04′41″N 2°49′58″E / 45.0781°N 2.8328°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Murat
Intercommunality	Pays de Murat
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Vantalon
Area^1	34.42 km^2 (13.29 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	221
• Density	6.4/km^2 (17/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15025 / 15300
Elevation	872–1,855 m (2,861–6,086 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 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.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arapiroux.^[1]

Geography

Albepierre-Bredons is some 100 km south by south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and about 20 km north-west of Saint-Flour. It can be accessed by district road D39 coming south-west from Murat and continuing south-west by a circuitous route to Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux. District road D239 also starts from the town and heads north-east to join the D16 road north of Laveissenet.^[2]

This town was incorporated in 1953 by the union of the ancient fief of Albepierre (which was part of Murat) and the parish of Bredons.

Neighbouring communes and towns^[2]

History

• Château de Benoire, a royal castle built by Saint Louis. It served as a travelling headquarters of the Bailiwick of the Mountains.

Heraldry

Blazon: Or, a heart Gules, in chief Azure charged by a crescent Argent between two mullets of 5 points the same.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Albepierre-Bredons^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Yvon Alain
2014	2020	Alain Vantalon

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 222 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
1,861	2,077	2,151	2,421	2,524	1,096	1,056	1,033	1,034

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
1,091	975	1,002	938	988	1,027	989	870	881

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
824	790	792	665	615	547	561	544	525

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
442	366	322	281	266	237	216	222	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has one structure that is registered as an historical monument:

• A Fountain at Bredons (Middle Ages)^[4]

Religious heritage

Church of Saint-Pierre of Bredons

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

• A Calvary in the public square in Bredons (15th century)^[5]
• The Chapel of Bredons contains 6 Candlesticks (17th century) which are registered as historical objects.^[6]
• The Priory contains a Statue: Saint John (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.^[7]
• The Church of Albepierre contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Retable in the main Altar (18th century)^[8]
  • A Louis XV style Thurible (18th century)^[9]
  • A Reliquary Statue: Saint Timothy (17th century)^[10]
  • A Reliquary Statue: Saint Blaise (1699)^[11]
  • A Ciborium (18th century)^[12]
  • A Sunburst Monstrance (1890)^[13]
  • A Ciborium (18th century)^[14]
• The Church of Saint Pierre of Bredons (11th century)^[15] The Church of Saint Pierre contains a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects including a Group Sculpture: Virgin in majesty (13th century)^[16] For a complete list of all the other items in the church with links to photos and descriptions (in French) click here.

Notable people linked to the commune

• André-François Voulon, poet, storyteller, essayist, born in 1946 in Murat
• Alfred Jacomis, skier, champion of France in 1939, who also participated in the Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany in 1936 and the World Championships in Chamonix in 1937
• Eugene Martens, historian of the Second World War
• Jean-Louis Philippart, physicist.
• Jean Ajalbert, writer, member of the Académie Goncourt. Born in 1863 in Levallois-Perret, died in 1947 in Cahors, buried at Bredons

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Cantal (French)
2. Google Maps
3. List of Mayors of France (French)
4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093427 Fountain (French)
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093425 Church of Saint Pierre of Bredons (French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000012 6 Candlesticks (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000636 Statue: Saint John (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000598 Retable in the main Altar (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000031 Louis XV style Thurible (French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000030 Reliquary Statue: Saint Timothy (French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000029 Reliquary Statue: Saint Blaise (French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000638 Ciborium (French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15001502 Sunburst Monstrance (French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM15001440 Ciborium (French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093426 Church of Saint Pierre of Bredons (French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000001 Group Sculpture: Virgin in majesty (French)

External links

• Albepierre-Bredons on the old National Geographic Institute website (French)
• Albepierre-Bredons on Lion1906
• Albepierre and Bredoni on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Albepierre-Bredons on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)