Pleaux
Encyclopedia
Pleaux is a commune
in the Cantal
department in south-central France
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river forms the commune's southern border, with the Enchanet reservoir.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Cantal
Cantal
Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous....
department in south-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The MaronneMaronne
The Maronne is a long river in the Cantal and Corrèze départements, in south central France. Its source is several small streams joining near Récusset,a hamlet in Saint-Paul-de-Salers. It flows generally west...
river forms the commune's southern border, with the Enchanet reservoir.
Population
Sights
- Château de BranzacChâteau de BranzacThe Château de Branzac is a ruined 15th century castle in the commune of Pleaux in the Cantal département of France. A massive keep with corner towers, the castle is a picturesque ruin on the end of a promontory....
, 15th century ruined castle - The Enchanet barrage dams the MaronneMaronneThe Maronne is a long river in the Cantal and Corrèze départements, in south central France. Its source is several small streams joining near Récusset,a hamlet in Saint-Paul-de-Salers. It flows generally west...
, on the border with the commune of ArnacArnacArnac is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:...