Neussargues-Moissac

Neussargues-Moissac (; ) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Between December 2016 and January 2025, it was part of Neussargues en Pinatelle.

Population

Sights

• Château St Benoît: owned by the family of Olivier Messiaen's first wife, Claire Delbos. Messiaen worked on L'Ascension there.
• Castle Marguerite (Villa ou Château Marguerite): 19th century building.
• The Valley of Alagnon
• Villa Marguerite: late 19th-century French mansion.

The river Alagnon is a tributary of the Allier.

Personalities

• Olivier Messiaen
• Claire Delbos, violinist, first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen.

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

External links

• about Mr. Maurice Guibal Murat at the end of the 19th century: a city, a mayor, a newspaper by Jean-Louis Philippart
• http://www.neussargues-moissac.fr/gb_patrimoine.htm
• Volcano Park of Auvergne on the UNEP-WCMC site
• Infography about Olivier Messiaen
• Albepierre-Bredons