Giou-de-Mamou

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Giou-de-Mamou

(2020–2026) Frédéric Godbarge^[1]Area

14.23 km² (5.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

744 • Density52/km² (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 or 2,100 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giou-de-Mamou (French pronunciation: [ʒju də 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	446	—
1968	427	−4.3%
1975	461	+8.0%
1982	648	+40.6%
1990	677	+4.5%
1999	697	+3.0%
2008	746	+7.0%

Sights

St-Bonnet Church (Fifteenth Century)^[3]
Megalithic remains, esp. in L'Hôpital (3 km from the centre of the village)
Beliashe Theatre: Production and distribution of shows ^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cantal Passion's Website - in French only Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Information on Giou-de-Mamou, Aurillac's District website - in French only Archived 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine