Cantal
French depairtment
Cantal (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃.tal]; Occitan: Cantal, Cantau, Chantal, Chantau) is a depairtment in sooth-central Fraunce.
Cantal | |
|---|---|
 Prefectur biggin o the Cantal depairtment, in Aurillac | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Location o Cantal in Fraunce | |
| Coordinates: 45°2′N 3°6′E / 45.033°N 3.100°ECoordinates: 45°2′N 3°6′E / 45.033°N 3.100°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Prefectur | Aurillac |
| Subprefecturs | Mauriac Saint-Flour |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses o the General Cooncil | Vincent Descoeur (UMP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5726 km2 (2,211 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 150,778 |
| • Rank | 92nt |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Depairtment nummer | 15 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 15 |
| Communes | 260 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2 | |