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Cantal | |
|---|---|
 Chateau of Pesteil in Polminhac, Cantal | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cantal in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°2′N 3°6′E / 45.033°N 3.100°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Aurillac |
| Subprefectures | Mauriac, Saint-Flour |
| Government | |
| • President | Vincent Descoeur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,726 km2 (2,211 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 146,618 |
| • Rank | 78th |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cantalians |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-12 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 15 |
| Communes | 255 |
| Website | http://www.cantal.fr/ |
Cantal is a French department in south-central France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its prefecture is Aurillac.
It is named after the Mounts of Cantal, a group of mountains in the Massif Central.
- ↑ "L'Assemblée". Conseil départemental du Cantal (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "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.