Antignac is a commune in the Cantaldepartment in the Auvergne region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antignacois or Antignacoises
Geography
Antignac lies in the valley of the Sumène some 80 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and 10 km north-west of Riom-ès-Montagnes in the Canton of Saignes. Access to the commune is by road D3 from Riom-ès-Montagnes in the south-east continuing west to join the D922. Antignac is the main village in the commune which includes 25 other hamlets and localities:
Le Beix
Bellot
La Bouboulie
La Broconie
Les Buges Blanches
La Cavarache
Le Cellier
Le Chambon
Le Châtelet
La Croix de Soleilhadoux
Drulh
Fouillade
Fourgoux
La Ganette
Lugue
Masternat
Saleix
Salsignac
Sauronnet
La Seppe
Tampagniergues
Urlande
La Valette
Vignon
Vignonnet
The river Rhue forms all of the commune's northern border.
The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
Farmhouses The Farmhouse at La Broconie contains Furniture which is registered as historical objects.
Houses
Houses and Farms
A Farmhouse and Mill at le Soulou
The Grange du Pré de L'Oiseau Stables
The Wolf Trapping Pits at Urlande bas
The former School The School contains several religious items that are registered as historical objects.
The Salsignac Railway Viaduct on the stretch from Bort-les-Organs to Riom-ès-Montagnes on the Paris-Béziers railway line was commissioned on 2 December 1907 and closed in 1991. The viaduct is 190m long with 14 arches and is 24m high.
The Barn-Stables at Le Beix
The Town Hall contains a War Memorial that is registered as an historical object. ;Other sites of interest
The Chateau of Longuevergne
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Church of Saint-Étienne and Saint-Ferréol de Salsignac. Also called the Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours de Salsignac, this small Romanesque church was built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the Gothic style between 1469 and 1496. The bell located in a tiny bell tower dates from 1657. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
The Parish church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens. The apse and the choir are the only parts dating from the 12th century, the nave and the chapels were rebuilt or upgraded in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
The Chapel of Notre-Dame du Roc-Vignonnet . Begun in the early 12th century and completed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the chapel was finally abandoned in the 19th century. The Chapel contains some items that are registered as historical objects:
Jean Dutourd, journalist and writer of the French Academy, author of the novel Au Bon Beurre, grandson of the House of Laurichesse at the Auberge de la Sumène d'Antignac. Became famous for his participation in the radio program Les grosses têtes presented by Philippe Bouvard.
Jacques Jouve, born 10 March 1932 at Antignac. Communist MP for Haute-Vienne from 19 March 1978 to 22 May 1981.
François-Paul Raynal, journalist at L'Auvergnat de Paris and writer, remained very attached to his roots and family home at Salsignac which he mentions in several of his novels and stories.
François Aubert, mason, who decorated his house in a naive style and created a mineralogical museum.
