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Ally
Commune
Château of La Vigne
Château of La Vigne
Location of Ally
Map
Ally is located in France
Ally
Ally
Ally is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ally
Ally
Coordinates: 45°10′30″N 2°18′57″E / 45.175°N 2.3158°E / 45.175; 2.3158
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementMauriac
CantonMauriac
IntercommunalityPays de Salers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Terrail[1]
Area
1
23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
598
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15003 /15700
Elevation471–810 m (1,545–2,657 ft)
(avg. 720 m or 2,360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ally (French pronunciation: [ali]; Occitan: Ali) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.

Geography[edit]

Ally is located some 60 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and some 65 km south-east of Limoges in a straight line. It is at least 30 km from the nearest national highway and access is by district roads the most direct being the D680 which runs north-east from Pleaux and enters the western border of the commune. It goes directly to the town then turns to exit the commune south-east to join with the road D922. The D681 also comes south from Mauriac to the village and the D29 comes from Drugeac in the west by a circuitous route to the village. The commune is mostly farmland although with some mountain slopes and forests in the north.[3]

The river Auze flows north forming the eastern and then the northern border of the commune before flowing into the Dordogne south-west of Chalvignac. A number of streams feed this river from the commune including the Ruisseau de Peschaytou, Ruisseau de Terrieu, and Le Sione which forms part of the south-eastern border.[3]

There are quite a number of hamlets and villages in the commune. These are:

  • Champell
  • Chavergne
  • Crucholles
  • Drignac
  • Fraissy
  • Ginalhac
  • Labro
  • Langlade
  • Le Breuil
  • Les Martres
  • Le Peuch
  • Le Pouget
  • Le Puy Soutro
  • Maissac
  • Monteil
  • Nebouillieres
  • Pommier
  • Tarneu
  • Veze

Neighbouring communes and villages[edit]

[3]

Administration[edit]

List of Successive Mayors of Ally[4]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2017 Jean-Yves Bony RPR then UMP then LR MP for Cantal's 2nd constituency General Counsel
2017 2026 Pascal Terrail

Population[edit]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allyçois or Allyçoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 997—    
1975 916−1.20%
1982 781−2.25%
1990 698−1.39%
1999 700+0.03%
2007 667−0.60%
2012 643−0.73%
2017 605−1.21%
Source: INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage[edit]

Civil heritage[edit]

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Chateau de la Vigne (15th century).[7] The Chateau contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Mural: Diane bathing (17th century)[8]
    • A Mural: Atalante and Méléagre (17th century)[9]
  • The Chateau de la Vigne Park[10]
  • The Maison Blanche Windmill (1882)[11]
  • The Pargeat Windmill (1817)[12]

Religious heritage[edit]

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

  • The Church of Saint-Ferréol (12th century)[13] was attended by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The church contains a Container for relics: the Martyr Saint Vincent[14]
  • The Church of Saint-Thibaud (11th century)[15]

Notable People linked to the commune[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 15 - Cantal, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093433 Chateau de la Vigne (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000757 Mural: Diane bathing (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000756 Mural: Atalante and Méléagre (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA15000287 Chateau de la Vigne Park (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092575 Maison Blanche Windmill (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092576 Pargeat Windmill (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093435 Church of Saint-Ferréol (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000041 Container for relics: the Martyr Saint Vincent (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093434 Church of Saint-Thibaud (in French)

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally,_Cantal

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