Marcolès
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Marcolès (French pronunciation: [maʁkɔlɛs]; Occitan: Marcolés) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
Marcolès | |
|---|---|
The village gate | |
![]() Location of Marcolès | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′59″N 2°21′13″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac |
| Canton | Maurs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Montin[1] |
Area 1 | 52.89 km2 (20.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 600 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15117 /15220 |
| Elevation | 427–828 m (1,401–2,717 ft) (avg. 710 m or 2,330 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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 807 | — |
| 1975 | 721 | −1.60% |
| 1982 | 654 | −1.38% |
| 1990 | 622 | −0.63% |
| 1999 | 577 | −0.83% |
| 2007 | 608 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 594 | −0.46% |
| 2017 | 595 | +0.03% |
| 2023 | 600 | +0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
