Aurillac
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The church of Saint-Géraud and surrounding buildings, in Aurillac
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Aurillac
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| Coordinates: 44°55′34″N 2°26′26″E / 44.9261°N 2.4406°ECoordinates: 44°55′34″N 2°26′26″E / 44.9261°N 2.4406°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
| Canton | Capital of 4 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Bassin d'Aurillac | |
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| • Mayor (2013–2020) | Pierre Mathonier | |
| Area1 | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 27,924 | |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15014 / 15000 | |
| Elevation | 573–867 m (1,880–2,844 ft) (avg. 622 m or 2,041 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Aurillac (French pronunciation: [ɔʁijak]; Occitan: Orlhac [urˈʎak]) is a French commune, capital of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne region of south-central France, .
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurillacois or Aurillacoises.
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Aurillac is at 600 metres above sea level and located at the foot of the Cantal mountains in a small Sedimentary basin. The city is built on the banks of the Jordanne, a tributary of the Cère. It is 558 km (347 mi) south of Paris and 223 km (139 mi) north of Toulouse. Aurillac was part of a former Auvergne province called Haute-Auvergne and is only 20 km (12 mi) away from the heart of the Auvergne Volcano Park. Access to the commune is by numerous roads including the D922 from Naucelles in the north, the D17 from Saint-Simon in the north-east, Route nationale N122 from Polminhac in the east which continues to Sansac-de-Marmiesse in the south-west, the D920 to Arpajon-sur-Cère in the south-east, and the D18 to Ytrac in the west. The Figeac-Arvant railway passes through the commune with a station in the centre of town but there is no TGV service. About 50% of the commune is urbanised with farmland to the east and west of the urban area.
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