Mourjou

Mourjou
Part of Puycapel
Mourjou seen from Jalenques, during an autumn evening
Location of Mourjou
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Coordinates: 44°41′29″N 2°19′48″E / 44.6914°N 2.33°E / 44.6914; 2.33
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Aurillac
Canton	Maurs
Commune	Puycapel
Area 1	29.99 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	312
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	15340
Elevation	294–663 m (965–2,175 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mourjou (French pronunciation: [muʁʒu]; Languedocien: Morjon, or Morjó) is a former commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Puycapel.^[2] A chestnut fair is held annually during the third weekend of October.

The village is home to the Maison de la Chataigne, a museum dedicated to the chestnut: its history, its cultivation and harvesting, and its consumption. It is open from June to September every day of the week in the afternoon, except Monday.

• Communes of the Cantal department

• Official website of the Commune of Mourjou
• Foire de la Chataigne
• Maison de la Chataigne
• Auberge de Mourjou
• Historical Information (in French)

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