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Cantal ( French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tal] ⓘ; Occitan: Cantal or Cantau) 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 (French: Cantaliens / Cantaliennes or Cantalous ...
The Plomb du Cantal (Occitan: Plom dau Cantal) is the highest summit of Mounts of Cantal in the Massif Central, France. It is the second highest summit of the Massif Central, after the mountain of Puy de Sancy. Geography and geology. The summit is located in the eastern part of the volcanic massif of the Cantal.
The Mounts of Cantal (or Volcanoes of Cantal; French: Monts du Cantal [mɔ̃ dy kɑ̃tal]) are a mountainous massif in the mid-west of the Massif Central, France, made up of the remnants of the largest stratovolcano of Europe, which was formed from 13 million years ago and last erupted approximately 2 million years ago. However, the main part ...
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1884. Construction cost. 3,100,000 francs. Opened. 1885. Location. The Garabit viaduct ( French: viaduc de Garabit) is a railway arch bridge spanning the Truyère, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, with structural engineering by ...
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The Departmental Council of Cantal (French: Conseil départemental du Cantal) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Cantal. It consists of 30 members (departmental councilors) and its headquarters are in Aurillac, capital of the department, and the president is Bruno Faure. The general councilors are elected for a 6-years term.
The 3 arrondissements of the Cantal department are: [1] Arrondissement of Aurillac, ( prefecture of the Cantal department: Aurillac) with 93 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 82,391 in 2016. Arrondissement of Mauriac, ( subprefecture: Mauriac) with 55 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 25,881 in 2016.