The arrondissement of Aurillac is an

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of France in the

Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a 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 (fren ...

department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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. It has 93

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. Its population is 82,391 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Aurillac, and their

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Arnac Arnac (; oc, Arnac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Geography The Maronne river and the Enchanet reservoir form the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The fol ...

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Arpajon-sur-Cère Arpajon-sur-Cère (, literally ''Arpajon on Cère''; oc, Arpajon de Cera or just ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arpajonnais'' or ''Arpajon ...

(15012) # Aurillac (15014) # Ayrens (15016) # Badailhac (15017) # Besse (15269) # Boisset (15021) # Carlat (15028) # Cassaniouze (15029) #

Cayrols Cayrols is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population Notable people * Gabrielle Petit (feminist) (1860–1952), feminist activist, anticlerical, libertarian socialist, newspaper editor See also *Communes of the ...

(15030) # Crandelles (15056) #

Cros-de-Montvert Cros-de-Montvert is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. The commune has one known church. Geography The river Maronne forms the commune's northwestern border. Demography See also *Communes of the Cantal department ...

(15057) # Cros-de-Ronesque (15058) # Freix-Anglards (15072) #

Giou-de-Mamou Giou-de-Mamou (; oc, Jòu de Mamon) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Geography Giou-de-Mamou is 564 km away from Paris and 6 km away from Aurillac. The village lies at an altitude of 740 metres and i ...

(15074) # Girgols (15075) # Glénat (15076) # Jou-sous-Monjou (15081) # Junhac (15082) #

Jussac Jussac (; oc, Jussac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunali ...

(15083) # Labesserette (15084) # Labrousse (15085) # Lacapelle-Viescamp (15088) # Lacapelle-del-Fraisse (15087) # Ladinhac (15089) #

Lafeuillade-en-Vézie Lafeuillade-en-Vézie (; oc, La Folhada de Vesia) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department ...

(15090) # Lapeyrugue (15093) # Laroquebrou (15094) # Laroquevieille (15095) #

Lascelle Lascelle (; oc, Las Celas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Interco ...

(15096) # Leucamp (15103) # Leynhac (15104) # Mandailles-Saint-Julien (15113) # Marcolès (15117) # Marmanhac (15118) #

Maurs Maurs (; oc, Maurç) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunal ...

(15122) # Montmurat (15133) #

Montsalvy Montsalvy (; oc, Montsauvi) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. History Montsalvy was founded around 1070 as a monastery with a Sauveté, (a refuge zone around a church or a chapel by several boundary markers) by ...

(15134) # Montvert (15135) #

Naucelles Naucelles (; oc, Naucèla) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercomm ...

(15140) # Nieudan (15143) # Omps (15144) # Pailherols (15146) # Parlan (15147) #

Polminhac Polminhac () is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunalities Th ...

(15154) # Prunet (15156) # Puycapel (15027) # Quézac (15157) # Raulhac (15159) # Reilhac (15160) # Roannes-Saint-Mary (15163) # Rouffiac (15165) # Le Rouget-Pers (15268) # Roumégoux (15166) # Rouziers (15167) # Saint-Antoine (15172) # Saint-Cernin (15175) #

Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne (; oc, Sant Cirgue de Jordana) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal ...

(15178) # Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert (15179) # Saint-Clément (15180) # Saint-Constant-Fournoulès (15181) # Saint-Étienne-Cantalès (15182) # Saint-Étienne-de-Carlat (15183) # Saint-Étienne-de-Maurs (15184) # Saint-Gérons (15189) # Saint-Illide (15191) # Saint-Jacques-des-Blats (15192) # Saint-Julien-de-Toursac (15194) # Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat (15196) #

Saint-Paul-des-Landes Saint-Paul-des-Landes (; oc, Sant Pau de las Landas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal depar ...

(15204) # Saint-Santin-Cantalès (15211) #

Saint-Santin-de-Maurs Saint-Santin-de-Maurs (, literally ''Saint-Santin of Maurs''; Languedocien: ''Sant Santin de Maurs'') is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Since the French revolution, the town of Saint-Santin has been split in two ...

(15212) # Saint-Saury (15214) # Saint-Simon (15215) # Saint-Victor (15217) # Sansac-Veinazès (15222) #

Sansac-de-Marmiesse Sansac-de-Marmiesse (; oc, Sansac de Marmiesse) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department o ...

(15221) # La Ségalassière (15224) # Sénezergues (15226) # Siran (15228) #

Teissières-de-Cornet Teissières-de-Cornet (; oc, Teissièras de Cornet) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal departme ...

(15233) # Teissières-lès-Bouliès (15234) # Thiézac (15236) # Tournemire (15238) # Le Trioulou (15242) #

Velzic Velzic () is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunalities The ...

(15252) # Vézac (15255) #

Vezels-Roussy Vezels-Roussy is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunalities T ...

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Vic-sur-Cère Vic-sur-Cère (, literally ''Vic on Cère''; Auvergnat: ''Vic de Cera'' or ''Vic de Carladés'') is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a lis ...

(15258) # Vieillevie (15260) # Vitrac (15264) #

Yolet Yolet (; oc, V-Iolet) is a commune in the Cantal ''département'' in south-central France. Population People linked to the commune * Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756-1794), French Revolutionary * Jean de Roquetaillade (1310-1365), French Francis ...

(15266) #

Ytrac Ytrac (; oc, Aitrac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunalit ...

(15267)

History

The arrondissement of Aurillac was created in 1800.Historique du Cantal
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Aurillac were, as of January 2015: #

# Aurillac-1 # Aurillac-2 # Aurillac-3 # Aurillac-4 # Jussac # Laroquebrou #

# Montsalvy # Saint-Cernin # Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat #

References

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