La Moissetie

La Moissetie is a hamlet in Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. La Moissetie is situated nearby to the hamlet Cantuel, as well as near Roussy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prefecture hotel of Cantal and Aurillac Abbey.

Prefecture hotel of Cantal

Public building

Photo: Bruno.Rahon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prefecture hotel of Cantal is a public building.

Aurillac Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Saint Gerald, Aurillac, founded around 895 in Auvergne by Count Gerald of Aurillac, destroyed during the French Wars of Religion and suppressed with the Revolution, was one of the oldest Benedictine abbeys, and probably influenced, in its arrangements and organization, the foundation of Cluny itself.

Fabrègues Castle

Castle

Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arpajon-sur-Cère and Saint-Simon.

Arpajon-sur-Cère

Village

Photo: Olybrius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arpajon-sur-Cère is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. Arpajon-sur-Cère is situated 3½ km south of La Moissetie.

Saint-Simon

Village

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Saint-Simon is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. The medieval town of Belliac, located near the present-day Saint-Simon, was the birthplace of the prolific scholar Gerbert d'Aurillac, who became Pope Sylvester II, the first of the French popes. Saint-Simon is situated 3½ km northeast of La Moissetie.