Cantal

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For the cheese, see Cantal.

Cantal is a département in south-central France.

History

Cantal was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Auvergne.

Geography

The department is part of the current région of Auvergne and is surrounded by the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot, Lozère, and Corrèze.

The principal cities are Aurillac, Saint-Flour, and Mauriac.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Cantaliens.

Tourism

The Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne features dormant volcanoes. Cantal also has numerous castles.

See also

• Cantons of the Cantal département
• Communes of the Cantal département
• Arrondissements of the Cantal département

External links

• Prefecture website (in French)
• Conseil Général website (in French)
• http://www.cantal.com/
• http://www.cdt-cantal.fr/
• http://www.chateaudelavigne.com
• http://www.loisiraconros.com
• http://www.auzers.com
• http://www.chateau-de-val.com
• http://www.chateausedaiges.com
• http://www.chateau-pesteils-cantal.com
• http://www.messilhac.com/
• Locations vacances du cantal (in French)
• http://www.la-fromental.com
• Champs/Tarentaine Marchal (in French)
• http://www.bort-artense.com/ (in French)

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