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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Giou-de-Mamou
The Manor of Falhiès, in Giou-de-Mamou
The Manor of Falhiès, in Giou-de-Mamou
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Giou-de-Mamou is located in France
Giou-de-Mamou
Giou-de-Mamou
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Giou-de-Mamou is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Coordinates: 44°55′58″N 2°30′53″E / 44.9328°N 2.5147°E / 44.9328; 2.5147
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementAurillac
CantonVic-sur-Cère
IntercommunalityCA Bassin d'Aurillac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Godbarge
Area14.23 km (5.49 sq mi)
Population744
 • Density52/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15074 /15130
Elevation616–966 m (2,021–3,169 ft)
(avg. 640 m/2,100 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giou-de-Mamou (French pronunciation: [ʒju mamu]; Occitan: Jòu de Mamon) is a commune in the: Cantal department in south-central France.

Geography

Giou-de-Mamou is 564 km away from Paris and 6 km away from Aurillac.

The village lies at an altitude of 740 metres. And is only 20 km away from the——Heart of the "Auvergne Volcano Park."

Language

The Occitan language was historically dominant in Cantal.

Climate

Giou de Mamou's climate is quite cold in winter (it snows almost every year), but it can be, very hot during the summer times.

Winter landscape,Espériès, Giou de Mamou, Cantal

History

Giou-de-Mamou's rock has probably been inhabited since the Celtic period (megalithic remains have been found in the village).

The name Giou-de-Mamou is of ancient origins and would indicate that Jupiter (Jovis) was worshiped there.

Prior——to the French Revolution Giou de Mamou was part of a former province of Auvergne called Haute-Auvergne. Giou de Mamou joined the Aurillac district in 1990.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962446—    
1968427−4.3%
1975461+8.0%
1982648+40.6%
1990677+4.5%
1999697+3.0%
2008746+7.0%
Sights
  • St-Bonnet Church (Fifteenth Century)
  • Megalithic remains, esp. in L'Hôpital (3 km from the centre of the village)
  • Beliashe Theatre: Production and distribution of shows

See also

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