Antignac (; ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
Geography Antignac lies in the valley of the Sumène some 80 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and 10 km north-west of Riom-ès-MontagnesGoogle Maps in the Canton of Saignes. Access to the commune is by road D3 from Riom-ès-Montagnes in the south-east continuing west to join the D922.
Antignac is the main village in the commune which includes 25 other hamlets and localities:
Le Beix Bellot La Bouboulie La Broconie Les Buges Blanches La Cavarache Le Cellier Le Chambon Le Châtelet La Croix de Soleilhadoux Drulh Fouillade Fourgoux La Ganette Lugue Masternat Saleix Salsignac Sauronnet La Seppe Tampagniergues Urlande La Valette Vignon Vignonnet
The river Rhue forms all of the commune's northern border.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party 1798 1799 Jean-Baptiste Dubois 1799 1817 Jean-François Dubois 1817 1847 Louis Armand 1847 1848 Pierre Brun 1848 1864 Louis François Armand 1864 1881 Jean-Baptiste Tournadre 1881 1897 Paul-Antoine Mirande 1897 1919 Gabriel Félix Duc 1919 1942 Jean 'Eugène' Breton 1942 1953 Pierre Chanut 1953 1983 Roger Laboureix 1983 1990 Claude Favory 1990 1995 Charles Vayssier 1995 2001 Claude Chanet 2001 2026 Stéphane Briant UDF then UDI then LREM
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antignacois or Antignacoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 15 - Cantal, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: Farmhouses (18th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Farmhouse at La Broconie contains Furniture which is registered as historical objects.Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Houses (16th-20th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Houses and Farms (16th-20th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse and Mill at le Soulou (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Grange du Pré de L'Oiseau Stables (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Wolf Trapping Pits at Urlande bas (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The former School (1882)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The School contains several religious items that are registered as historical objects.Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Salsignac Railway Viaduct (20th century) on the stretch from Bort-les-Organs to Riom-ès-Montagnes on the Paris-Béziers railway line was commissioned on 2 December 1907 and closed in 1991. The viaduct is 190m long with 14 arches and is 24m high.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Barn-Stables at Le Beix (1878)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
The Town Hall contains a War Memorial (1924) that is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Other sites of interest The Chateau of Longuevergne
Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The Church of Saint-Étienne and Saint-Ferréol de Salsignac (12th century). Also called the Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours de Salsignac, this small Romanesque church was built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the Gothic style between 1469 and 1496. The bell located in a tiny bell tower dates from 1657.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy A Processional Banner (20th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Louis (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Ferréol of Vienne (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Virgin and child (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tabernacle (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Monumental Painting (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Parish church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (12th century). The apse and the choir are the only parts dating from the 12th century, the nave and the chapels were rebuilt or upgraded in the 18th and 19th centuries.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: The Furniture in the ChapelMinistry of Culture, Palissy A Chalice (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Alb (20th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Processional Banners (20th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Saint-Pierre Bell (1472)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (1753)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Statues: Saints Peter and Paul (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Statues: Adoring Angels (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Retables and Altar Paintings (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Altar Paintings (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: Saint Peter delivered by an Angel (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Monumental Painting (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Paul (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Peter (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Chapel of Notre-Dame du Roc-Vignonnet (ruins) (12th century). Begun in the early 12th century and completed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the chapel was finally abandoned in the 19th century.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chapel contains some items that are registered as historical objects: 14 Capitals and 13 Bases (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 33 Corbels (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Monumental Crosses (19th-20th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Presbytery contains a Wardrobe (1807) that is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Environmental heritage Two sites are registered as historical monuments: The Clairière médiévale des Roussilloux Park (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Jardin Ethnobotanique Botanic Garden (20th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Antignac Picture Gallery
Notable people linked to the commune Jean Dutourd (born 14 January 1920 in Paris, where he died 17 January 2011), journalist and writer of the French Academy, author of the novel Au Bon Beurre, grandson of the House of Laurichesse at the Auberge de la Sumène d'Antignac. Became famous for his participation in the radio program Les grosses têtes (The big heads) presented by Philippe Bouvard. Jacques Jouve, born 10 March 1932 at Antignac. Communist MP for Haute-Vienne from 19 March 1978 to 22 May 1981. François-Paul Raynal (1902–1964), journalist at L'Auvergnat de Paris and writer, remained very attached to his roots and family home at Salsignac which he mentions in several of his novels and stories (Au fil de la Sumène, Les Artisans du village, Marie des Solitudes, etc.). François Aubert, mason, who decorated his house in a naive style (close to the ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval) and created a mineralogical museum.
See also Communes of the Cantal department
References
External links Antignac on the National Geographic Institute website Antignac on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Antignac on the 1750 Cassini Map