Saint-Flour, Cantal

Saint-Flour (Occitan: Sant Flor) is a commune in south central France in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a subprefecture of the Cantal department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.

Saint-Flour

Saint-Flour - ville basse.JPG
Saint-Flour - the lower town
Coat of arms of Saint-Flour
Administration
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Saint-Flour
Canton Capital of 2 cantons
Intercommunality Saint-Flour Communauté
Mayor Pierre Jarlier[1]
(2014-2020)
Statistics
Elevation 757–1,040 m (2,484–3,412 ft)
(avg. 783 m/2,569 ft)
Land area1 27.14 km2 (10.48 sq mi)
Population2 6,643  (2014)
 - Density 245/km2 (630/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 15187/ 15100
Website www.saint-flour.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

History

Saint-Flour is the historical capital of the old region of Haute-Auverge ("Upper Auvergne"), one of the two divisions of Auvergne.

After the creation of the Cantal department on 4 March 1790, Saint-Flour was named as the capital (prefecture) of the new department alternating with Aurillac. In 1794, Saint-Flour became the only capital but, in 1795, the capital was moved to Aurillac and Saint-Flour became a subprefecture.

Geography

Saint-Flour is in the eastern part of Cantal. The city is divided in two parts:

The commune of Saint-Flour has an area of 27.14 km2 (10.48 sq mi) and is surrounded by the communes Alleuze, Andelat, Coren, Roffiac, Saint-Georges and Villedieu.[2]

Saint-Flour and its neighboring communes
 

Climate

The climate of Saint-Flour, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[2]

Population

The inhabitants of Saint-Flour are known, in French, as Sanflorain (women: Sainfloraine).[3]

With a population of 6,643,[4] Saint-Flour has a population density of 245 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Saint-Flour

Saint-Flour forms the urban area of Saint-Flour, one of the seven urban areas of Cantal, with a population of 6,626 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 2,711 km2 (1,047 sq mi).[5] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Saint-Flour, formed by 17 communes with a population of 13,024 inhabitants and an area of 326.8 km2 (126.2 sq mi).[6]

Administration

Saint-Flour is a subprefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Flour and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:

  1. Saint-Flour-1 : 23 communes + part of Saint-Flour, with 9,696 inhabitants (2014)
  2. Saint-Flour-2 : 18 communes + part of Saint-Flour, with 9,171 inhabitants (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Saint-Flour Communauté.

Sister cities

Saint-Flour is twinned with:

Gallery

Saint-Flour, Cantal Media

Related pages

References

  1. "Vos élus" (in français). Ville de Saint-Flour. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ville de Saint-Flour". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Saint-Flour (15100)" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. "Unité urbaine de Saint-Flour (15201)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. "Aire urbaine de Saint-Flour (328)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. "Jumelage Orléans / Saint-Flour" (in français). Ville de Saint-Flour. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  8. "Jumelage Haselünne / Saint-Flour" (in français). Ville de Saint-Flour. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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