Aurillac
commune in Cantal, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
commune in Cantal, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aurillac (Occitan: Orlhac) is a French commune, the prefecture of the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Aurillac | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 44°55′34″N 2°26′26″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Cantal |
Arrondissement | Aurillac |
Canton | Aurillac-1, 2 and 3 |
Intercommunality | CA Bassin d'Aurillac |
Government | |
• Mayor (2013–2020) | Pierre Mathonier[1] |
Area 1 | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 27,924 |
• Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Aurillacois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 15014 /15000 |
Elevation | 573–867 m (1,880–2,844 ft) (avg. 622 m or 2,041 ft) |
Website | www.ville-aurillac.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aurillac was part of the former province of Auvergne, in the region called Haute-Auvergne.
The name of the city comes from Latin: Aureliacum, meaning "Roman villa of Aurelius".
The city of Aurillac is at the foot of the Cantal mountains (Mounts of Cantal), in the Massif Central. The city is along the Jordanne river, a tributary of the Cère river.
It has an area of 28.8 km2 (11.1 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 622 m (2,041 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 620 m (2,030 ft).[3]
The city of Aurillac is at 558 km (347 mi) to the southeast of Paris and at 223 km (139 mi) to the south of Toulouse. The commune of Aurillac is surrounded by the communes Crandelles, Naucelles, Saint-Simon, Giou-de-Mamou, Arpajon-sur-Cère, Roannes-Saint-Mary, Sansac-de-Marmiesse and Ytrac.
Aurillac has an oceanic climate (subtype Cfb in the Köppen climate classification) with cold winters and hot summers due to its distance from the ocean.
The average temperature for the year in Aurillac is 10.2 °C (50.4 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 18.3 °C (64.9 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 2.9 °C (37.2 °F).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Aurillac is 856 mm (33.7 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is December with 109.2 mm (4.3 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of 45.7 mm (1.8 in).[4]
The inhabitants of Aurillac are known, in French, as Aurillacois (women: Aurillacoises).[5]
The city of Aurillac has a population, in 2014, of 26,135;[6] its population density is of 909 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Aurillac
Aurillac is the prefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the arrondissement of Aurillac and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality Bassin d'Aurillac (French: Communauté d'Agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac).
Aurillac and Arpajon-sur-Cère are twinned with:[7]
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