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Cantal is a French department in south-central France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its prefecture is Aurillac.

Department
Chateau de Pesteil.jpg
Flag of Cantal
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Cantal in France
Location of Cantal in France
Coordinates: 45°2′N 3°6′E / 45.033°N 3.100°E / 45.033; 3.100Coordinates: 45°2′N 3°6′E / 45.033°N 3.100°E / 45.033; 3.100
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureAurillac
SubprefecturesMauriac, Saint-Flour
Government
[1]
 • PresidentVincent Descoeur
Area
 • Total5,726 km2 (2,211 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total146,618
 • Rank78th
 • Density25.6057/km2 (66.318/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-12
Arrondissements3
Cantons15
Communes255
Websitehttp://www.cantal.fr/
For other uses, see Cantal (disambiguation).

It is named after the Mounts of Cantal, a group of mountains in the Massif Central.

History

Cantal is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created with part of the territory of the old province of Auvergne in south central France. It was divided in four districts: Aurillac, Mauriac, Murat and Saint-Flour; its capital in Saint-Flour, alternating with Aurillac.[3]

In 1794, Saint-Flour became the only capital but, in 1795, the capital was moved to Aurillac.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the districts were changed into arrondissements: Aurillac, Mauriac, Murat and Saint-Flour. On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Murat was eliminated.[3]

Geography

Cantal is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in south central France, with an area of 5,726 km2 (2,211 sq mi).

The department borders with 3 regions and 7 other departments:[3]

Cantal is in the middle half of the central plateau (Massif Central) of France where is the Mounts of Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct volcanoes. The highest point in the Cantal mountains, and in the department is Plomb du Cantal (45°3′33″N 2°45′41″E / 45.05917°N 2.76139°E / 45.05917; 2.76139 (Plomb du Cantal)) that is 1,855 m (6,086 ft) high.[4] Other high mountains near Plomb du Cantal in the Cantal department are:

The lowest point of the department, 250 m (820 ft), is in the valley of the Lot river where it leaves the department.

The main rivers are the Alagnon, a tributary to the Allier; the Célé and Truyère rivers, tributaries to the Lot river; and the Cère and Rhue rivers, tributaries to the Dordogne river.

Climate

The climate of Cantal has with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation in all months. It belongs to the subtype Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The average temperature for the year in Aurillac, at an altitude of 633 m (2,077 ft), is 10.2 °C (50.4 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 18.3 °C (64.9 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 2.9 °C (37.2 °F).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Aurillac is 856 mm (33.7 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is December with 109.2 mm (4.3 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of 45.7 mm (1.8 in).[5]

Administration

Cantal is part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Cantal in Aurillac.

Administrative divisions

There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 15 cantons and 255 communes (municipalities) in Cantal.

INSEE
code		 Arrondissement Capital Population[6]
(2014)		 Area
(km²)		 Density
(Inh./km²)		 Communes
151 Aurillac Aurillac 82,347 1,937 42.5 94
152 Mauriac Mauriac 26,192 1,278 20.5 55
153 Saint-Flour Saint-Flour 38,079 2,511 15.2 106

The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Cantal department (with their INSEE codes),[6] following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[7]

  1. Arpajon-sur-Cère (1501)
  2. Aurillac-1 (1502)
  3. Aurillac-2 (1503)
  4. Causses-Rougiers (1504)
  5. Mauriac (1505)
  6. Maurs (1506)
  7. Murat (1507)
  8. Naucelles (1508)
  9. Neuvéglise (1509)
  10. Riom-ès-Montagnes (1510)
  11. Saint-Flour-1 (1511)
  12. Saint-Flour-2 (15012)
  13. Saint-Paul-des-Landes (15013)
  14. Vic-sur-Cère (1514)
  15. Ydes (1514)

Demographics

The inhabitants of Cantal are known, in French, as Cantaliens (women: Cantaliennes) or Cantalous (women: Cantalouses).[8]

Cantal has a population, in 2014, of 146,618,[2] for a population density of 25.6 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Aurillac, with 82,347 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Saint-Flour and Mauriac, have respectively 38,079 and 26,192 inhabitants.[6]

The city with more people living in it is the capital, Aurillac (26,135). The subprefectures of Saint-Flour and Mauriac have, respectively, 6,643 and 3,682 inhabitants.[6]

Evolution of the population in Cantal

The 10 most important cities in the department are:

City Population[6]
(2014) 		Arrondissement
Aurillac 26,135 Aurillac
Saint-Flour 6,643 Saint-Flour
Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,233 Aurillac
Ytrac 4,121 Aurillac
Mauriac 3,682 Mauriac
Riom-ès-Montagnes 2,661 Mauriac
Maurs 2,170 Aurillac
Jussac 2,010 Aurillac
Naucelles 1,942 Aurillac
Vic-sur-Cère 1,917 Aurillac

Cantal Media

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ "L'Assemblée". Conseil départemental du Cantal (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)[dead link]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Historique du Cantal". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Plomb du Cantal, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Aurillac, France - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-149 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cantal" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ "Cantal" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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