Cantal
Sign in to saveCantal (; 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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- Location of Cantal in France
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- 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
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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.
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.