Mauriac, Cantal
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Notre-Dame-des-Miracles basilica
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 45°13′11″N 2°20′03″E / 45.2197°N 2.3342°ECoordinates: 45°13′11″N 2°20′03″E / 45.2197°N 2.3342°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac | |
| Canton | Mauriac | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Leymonie | |
| Area1 | 27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,876 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15120 /15200 | |
| Elevation | 351–760 m (1,152–2,493 ft) (avg. 722 m or 2,369 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.
Mauriac (French: [mo.ʁjak]) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.
It lies 39 miles (63 km) north-northwest of Aurillac by rail.
Mauriac, built on the slope of a volcanic hill, has a medieval church, and the buildings of an old abbey now used as public offices and dwellings; the town owes its origin to the abbey, which originated from a 6th-century foundation.
Mauriac is situated in the northwest of Cantal, close to the border with the Corrèze and Limousin departments.
The greater part of the Mauriac arrondissement is watered by the Saint-Jean, a brook which flows past the southwestern edge of the town and fills the lac du Val Saint-Jean, a small reservoir, before flowing into Auze, an important tributary of the Dordogne River.
Mauriac is in hilly terrain, with the main populated area falling into a zone at an altitude of about 350–450 metres, while the surrounding areas rise to about 760 metres in the volcanic foothills.
Childebert, daughter of Clovis I, reported that she had had a vision of the Virgin Mary, carrying the infant Christ, and accompanied by Saint Peter. This led her to found a chapel at the side of the Rieu Mauri, the small stream now known as the ruisseau Saint-Jean. This was later grew into the Benedictine abbey of Saint Peter, the centre of a considerable pilgrimage.
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