Le Falgoux
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Le Falgoux (French pronunciation: [lə falɡu]; Occitan: Lo Faugós) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
Le Falgoux | |
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 Le Falgoux at the foot of the Puy Mary, in the heart of the Auvergne volcano park | |
 Location of Le Falgoux | |
  Le Falgoux  Le Falgoux | |
| Coordinates: 45°09′22″N 2°37′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Salers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Chambon[1] |
Area 1 | 30.59 km2 (11.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 113 |
| • Density | 3.69/km2 (9.57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15066 /15380 |
| Elevation | 813–1,780 m (2,667–5,840 ft) (avg. 930 m or 3,050 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 502 | — |
| 1968 | 418 | −16.7% |
| 1975 | 350 | −16.3% |
| 1982 | 292 | −16.6% |
| 1990 | 226 | −22.6% |
| 1999 | 193 | −14.6% |
| 2008 | 150 | −22.3% |
