# Allanche

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**Allanche** (alɑ̃ʃ; Occitan: *Alancha*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Cantal](/source/Cantal) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [Auvergne](/source/Auvergne_(region)) region of south-central [France](/source/France).

## Geography

Allanche is located some 70 km south of [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand) and 20 km east by southeast of [Massiac](/source/Massiac). It can be accessed by the D679 from [Marcenat](/source/Marcenat,_Cantal) in the northwest to the village then south to [Sainte-Anastasie](/source/Sainte-Anastasie,_Cantal). The D39 comes from [Pradiers](/source/Pradiers) in the north through the village then south to [Chalinargues](/source/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](/source/Hamlet_(place)). These are:

- Chastre
- Chavanon
- Coudour
- Feydit
- Le Bac Bas
- Le Bac Haut
- Les Cites
- Maillargues
- Roche Haut
- Romaniargues

The commune is largely [farmland](/source/Farm) with patches of [forest](/source/Forest) and the edge of a large forest in the east.[2]

The *Allanche* river flows from the northwest through the village and continues southeast to feed the [Alagnon](/source/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.[2]

## Administration

**List of Successive Mayors**[3]

From To Name 1792 1800 Antoine Gabriel Benoid 1800 1802 Jean Pierre Feydin 1802 1805 Guillaume Peuvergne 1805 1813 Jean Pierre Feydin 1813 1830 Antoine Gabriel Benoid 1830 1838 Jean Benoit Bertrand 1838 1855 Jean Pierre Catinaud 1855 1874 Louis Bonnet 1874 1880 Gabriel Charles Bonnet 1880 1890 Jules Magot 1890 1896 Auguste Dellac 1896 1903 Henri Bonnet 1903 1904 Jean Romain Faucillon 1904 1919 Justin Veisset 1919 1929 Léon Parlier 1929 1932 Albert Chastel 1932 1935 Roger Albeine 1935 1941 Jules Eugène Farradeche

**Mayors from 1941**

From To Name Party 1941 1944 Léon Parlier 1944 1948 Jules Eugène Farradeche 1948 1971 Maurice Peschaud 1971 1995 Pierre Jarry 1995 2001 Christian Léoty RPR 2001 2008 André Papon 2008 2016 Christian Léoty LR 2016 2026 Philippe Rosseel

## Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as *Allanchois* or *Allanchoises* in French.[4]

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1968 1,513 — 1975 1,398 −7.6% 1982 1,286 −8.0% 1990 1,220 −5.1% 1999 1,101 −9.8% 2007 925 −16.0% 2012 820 −11.4% 2017 790 −3.7% 2023 773 −2.2%

INSEE[5]

## Culture and heritage

### Civil heritage

- The former **Château de Mercoeur** (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[6]
- At **Allanche station** from May to September there is the [Vélorail](/source/Handcar) 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:

- The **Church of Saint-Julien-de-Chanet** (12th century).[7] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: - The main [Altar](/source/Altar) and [Retable](/source/Retable) (17th century)[8] - A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)[9] - A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century)[10] - A Painting: the Adoration of the Magi (16th century)[11] - Bas-reliefs (16th century)[12]
- The **Church of Saint John the Baptist** (12th century).[13] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: - A Sculpture: [Ecce homo](/source/Ecce_homo) (15th century)[14] - An Eagle Lectern (17th century)[15] - A Bronze Bell (1671)[16] - A set of Pews (16th century)[17] - A Reliquary-[Monstrance](/source/Monstrance) (15th century)[18] - A Processional Cross (15th century)[19]

**Other religious sites of interest**

- The **Presbytery** contains a Reliquary (15th century) that is registered as an historical object.[20]
- The **Church of Chanet** contains a Processional Cross (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.[21]

## Notable people linked to the commune

- **[Charles Ganilh](/source/Charles_Ganilh)** (1758–1836), economist, was born in Allanche.

## See also

- [Communes of the Cantal department](/source/Communes_of_the_Cantal_department)
- [Cantons of the Cantal department](/source/Cantons_of_the_Cantal_department)
- [Arrondissements of the Cantal department](/source/Arrondissements_of_the_Cantal_department)

### Bibliography

- *Our Auvergne ancestors, the Auvergne migration to Brittany*, Serge Duigou, Éditions Ressac, Quimper, 2004. [On the Cézallier migratory movement to Brittany in the 18th and 19th centuries which included Allanche together with Albaret, Chabrier, Laymet, Mainhes, etc..] (in French)

## References

1. ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

1. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Allanche,+France/@45.2284641,2.9607914,12838m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f7c7ae39458d19:0xdcaded69e9a2171f?hl=en)

1. [List of Mayors of France](http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=9635)

1. [Le nom des habitants du 15 - Cantal](https://www.habitants.fr/cantal-15), habitants.fr

1. [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-15001#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

1. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

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1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

1. Ministry of Culture, Palissy (in French)

## External links

- [Allanche on the old National Geographic Institute website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070313150311/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=18797) (in French)
- [Allanche on Géoportail](http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=2.9353,45.23&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes), [National Geographic Institute](/source/Institut_g%C3%A9ographique_national) (IGN) website (in French)
- [*Allanche* on the 1750 Cassini Map](http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.23&lon=2.9353&zoom=13)

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