Aurillac

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Aurillac
Park in Aurillac
Aurillac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Aurillac
Intercommunality	Aurillac
Mayor	Alain Calmette (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	573–867. m (1,880–2,844.5 ft) (avg. 622 m or 2,041 ft)
Land area1	28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Population2	28,641  (2008)
- Density	996 /km2 (2,580 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15014/ 15000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 44°55′34″N 2°26′26″E / 44.9261°N 2.4406°E / 44.9261; 2.4406

Aurillac (Orlhac in Occitan) is a commune in the Auvergne region in south-central France, capital of the Cantal department.

Aurillac's inhabitants are called Aurillacois, and are also Cantaliens (from Cantal) or Cantalous in Occitan.

Geography and climate

Aurillac is 558km away from Paris and 223km from Toulouse. Aurillac was part of a former Auvergne province called Haute-Auvergne and is only 20km away from the heart of the Auvergne Volcano Park.

Aurillac is often thought to be one of the coldest cities in France. However, this is untrue, as it is simply the city at the highest altitude shown on the TV weather forecasts.

Aurillac stands on the Jordanne River.

Population

Economy

Umbrellas

The historical capital of the umbrella, Aurillac makes more than half the umbrellas produced in France. In 1999, Aurillac produced around 250,000 umbrellas, generating around 100 jobs.^{[citation needed]}

After declining for several decades at the end of the 20th century, Aurillac umbrella producers decided to join their forces and created the Economic Interest Group, or GIE in 1997. They then launched their products under a single label, L'aurillac Parapluie.^{[citation needed]}

Sights

Some of the better known churches of Aurillac are:

• Église Saint Géraud
• Église Notre Dame aux Neiges
• Église Sacré Cœur
• Église Saint-Joseph Ouvrier

Sport

Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne is a rugby team based in Aurillac.

Personalities

Aurillac was the birthplace of:

• Gerbert of Aurillac, Pope Sylvester II
• The Revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Carrier was born in a nearby village.
• Paul Doumer (1857–1932), President of France
• Marie Marvingt (1875–1963), an athlete, mountaineer, aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France.
• Georges Monnet French socialist politician.

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)
• 36 heures Festival

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