With an area of 5,726 km², the département of Cantal is located in the région of Auvergne.
The préfecture
is Aurillac and the sous-préfectures are Mauriac and Saint-Flour.
Neighbouring departments are Aveyron, Corrèze, Haute-Loire, Lot, Lozère and Puy-de-Dôme.
The department is named after the ancient volcanic massif of
Cantal (Plomb du Cantal), which reaches 1,855m at its highest point.
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