Cantal

Cantal (; or ) is a rural department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians ( or ''''). Cantal borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot, Lozère and Corrèze, in the Massif Central natural region.

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Cantal is a rural department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, located in the Massif Central and centered around the town of Aurillac. It matters as an administrative area and geographical region that borders six other departments and includes notable towns like Saint-Flour and Mauriac, representing a distinct part of central France's landscape and culture.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Cantal
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_flag: Drapeau fr département Cantal.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Cantal.svg
Settlement.image_map: Cantal-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Cantal in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Aurillac
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: MauriacSaint-Flour
Settlement.leader_party: LR
Settlement.leader_title: President of the Departmental Council

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Official website

Toutes les démarches et informations utiles pour vivre le Cantal au jour le jour. - Cantal Le Département

Le Conseil départemental du Cantal est au service des Cantaliens. Retrouvez toutes les démarches et informations utiles pour vivre le Cantal au jour le jour.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Cantal
Population: 144196
Area: 5726
Official website: www.cantal.fr
Image: FR-15-Aurillac21.JPG

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Commons category: Cantal
inception: 1790-03-04
Commons gallery: Cantal
annual number of weddings: 368
native label: Cantal
social media followers: 4847

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
Principal towns
History
Diocese of Cantal
Economy
Demographics
Tourism
Architecture
Festivals
Art
Cuisine
Outdoor activities
Politics
Current National Assembly Representatives
Notes
See also
References
External links

Along with neighbouring Lozère and Creuse, Cantal is among the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated departments of France and Aurillac is the departmental capital farthest removed from a major motorway. It had a population of 144,196 in 2023, making it the country's fifth least populated department.