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Cantal is a rural department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians. Cantal borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot, Lozère and Corrèze, in the Massif Central natural region.
The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France.
Aurillac is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Lot department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The arrondissement of Aurillac is an arrondissement of France in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 93 communes. Its population is 82,391 (2016), and its area is 1,936.9 km2 (747.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Saint-Flour is an arrondissement of France in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 98 communes. Its population is 37,697 (2016), and its area is 2,510.6 km2 (969.3 sq mi).
The Diocese of Saint-Flour is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Cantal. Erected in 1317, the diocese was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges until 2002. With the general reorganization of the structure of the French church by Pope John Paul II, Saint-Flour became the suffragan of the Archdiocese of Clermont. The seat of the bishop is located in Saint-Flour, Cantal.
The Cère is a 120.4 km (75 mi) long river in south-western France, and a left tributary of the Dordogne. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the Plomb du Cantal mountain. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns:
Arpajon-sur-Cère is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
The Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac (CABA) is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Aurillac. It is located in the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, south-central France. It was created in 1999 and came into effect on 1 January 2000. Its area is 491.9 km2. Its population was 53,247 in 2018, including 25,531 in Aurillac proper.
The canton of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère.
The canton of Saint-Flour-2 is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Flour.
The canton of Saint-Flour-1 is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Flour.
The canton of Aurillac-1 is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Aurillac.
The canton of Aurillac-2 is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Aurillac.
The canton of Aurillac-3 is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Aurillac.
The canton of Arpajon-sur-Cère is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Arpajon-sur-Cère.
The canton of Vic-sur-Cère is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vic-sur-Cère.
The canton of Cère et Ségala is an administrative division of the Lot department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Biars-sur-Cère.
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