The arrondissement of Saint-Flour is an

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of France in the

Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...

department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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. It has 98

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. Its population is 37,697 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Flour, and their

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s, are: # Albepierre-Bredons (15025) # Allanche (15001) #

Alleuze Alleuze (; oc, Alueisa) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. Geography Alleuze is located some 7 km due south of Saint-Flour on the edge of the Planèze plateau. Access to the commune is by ...

(15002) # Andelat (15004) #

Anglards-de-Saint-Flour Anglards-de-Saint-Flour (; Auvergnat: ''Anglars de Sant Flor'') is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 24 ...

(15005) #

Anterrieux Anterrieux (; oc, Antarrius) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of southern central France. Geography Anterrieux is located some 30 km south by south-west of Saint-Flour and 20 km west by north-west of Sa ...

(15007) # Auriac-l'Église (15013) # Bonnac (15022) #

Brezons Brezons (; oc, Breson) is a commune in the south-central French department of Cantal. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommuna ...

(15026) # Celoux (15032) # Cézens (15033) # Chaliers (15034) #

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(15040) # La Chapelle-d'Alagnon (15041) # La Chapelle-Laurent (15042) # Charmensac (15043) #

Chaudes-Aigues Chaudes-Aigues (; oc, Chaudas Aigas, ) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. It is a spa town, famous for its hot spring waters. Geography The commune is situated in the Massif Central in Aubrac. Its inhabitants are ...

(15045) # Chazelles (15048) # Cheylade (15049) # Le Claux (15050) # Clavières (15051) # Coltines (15053) # Condat (15054) # Coren (15055) # Cussac (15059) # Deux-Verges (15060) # Dienne (15061) # Espinasse (15065) # Ferrières-Saint-Mary (15069) # Fridefont (15073) # Gourdièges (15077) #

Jabrun Jabrun () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, département of Cantal and Auvergne (region), Auvergne Regions of France, region in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department Refer ...

(15078) # Joursac (15080) # Lacapelle-Barrès (15086) # Landeyrat (15091) # Lastic (15097) # Laurie (15098) # Laveissenet (15100) # Laveissière (15101) #

Lavigerie Lavigerie may refer to: * Charles Lavigerie, a French cardinal, archbishop of Carthage and Algiers and primate of Africa * Lavigerie, a commune of the Cantal ''département'', in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), ...

(15102) # Leyvaux (15105) # Lieutadès (15106) # Lorcières (15107) #

Lugarde Lugarde (; oc, Lugarda) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommu ...

(15110) # Malbo (15112) # Marcenat (15114) # Marchastel (15116) #

Massiac Massiac (; oc, Maciac) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas ...

(15119) # Maurines (15121) # Mentières (15125) # Molèdes (15126) # Molompize (15127) # Montboudif (15129) # Montchamp (15130) # Montgreleix (15132) #

Murat Murat may refer to: Places Australia * Murat Bay, a bay in South Australia * Murat Marine Park, a marine protected area France * Murat, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier * Murat, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal Elsewhe ...

(15138) # Narnhac (15139) # Neussargues en Pinatelle (15141) # Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère (15142) # Paulhac (15148) # Paulhenc (15149) # Peyrusse (15151) # Pierrefort (15152) # Pradiers (15155) # Rageade (15158) # Rézentières (15161) # Roffiac (15164) #

Ruynes-en-Margeride Ruynes-en-Margeride is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunaliti ...

(15168) # Saint-Amandin (15170) # Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat (15173) # Sainte-Marie (15198) #

Saint-Flour Saint-Flour (; Auvergnat: ''Sant Flor'') is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France, around 100 km south of Clermont-Ferrand. Its inhabitants are called ''Sanflorains''. Geography The upper cit ...

(15187) # Saint-Georges (15188) # Saint-Martial (15199) # Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux (15201) # Saint-Mary-le-Plain (15203) # Saint-Poncy (15207) # Saint-Rémy-de-Chaudes-Aigues (15209) # Saint-Saturnin (15213) # Saint-Urcize (15216) #

Ségur-les-Villas Ségur-les-Villas is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunalities ...

(15225) # Soulages (15229) # Talizat (15231) # Tanavelle (15232) # Les Ternes (15235) # Tiviers (15237) # La Trinitat (15241) # Ussel (15244) # Vabres (15245) # Val-d'Arcomie (15108) # Valjouze (15247) # Valuéjols (15248) # Védrines-Saint-Loup (15251) # Vernols (15253) # Vèze (15256) # Vieillespesse (15259) # Villedieu (15262) # Virargues (15263)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Flour was created in 1800.Historique du Cantal
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Flour were, as of January 2015: # Allanche # Chaudes-Aigues # Condat # Massiac #

# Pierrefort # Ruynes-en-Margeride # Saint-Flour-Nord # Saint-Flour-Sud

References

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