Cantal (Department, France)

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• France
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• Cantal (Department, France): Municipal flags
  • Saint-Flour

Administrative data

Code: 15
Region: Auvergne
Traditional provinces: Auvergne
Bordering departments: Aveyron, Corrèze, Haute-Loire, Lot, Lozère, Puy-de-Dôme

Area: 5,726 km²
Population (1995): 155,200 inhabitants

Préfecture: Aurillac
Sous-préfectures: Mauriac, Saint-Flour
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 27 cantons, 258 communes.

The department is named after the ancient volcanic massif of Cantal, which reaches 1,855 m at its highest point (Plomb du Cantal).

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