Title: Saint-Flour, Cantal Content: Saint-Flour  is a commune in south central France in the region of Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes. It is a subprefecture of the Cantal department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name. ==History== Saint-Flour is the historical capital of the old region of Haute-Auverge ("Upper Auvergne"), one of the two divisions of Auvergne. After the creation of the Cantal department on 4 March 1790, Saint-Flour was named as the capital (prefecture) of the new department alternating with Aurillac. In 1794, Saint-Flour became the only capital but, in 1795, the capital was moved to Aurillac and Saint-Flour became a subprefecture. ==Geography== Saint-Flour is in the eastern part of Cantal. The city is divided in two parts: * The upper city  is on a volcanic dike * The lower city  is on the sides of the Ander river, a right tributary of the Truyère river. The commune of Saint-Flour has an area of and is surrounded by the communes Alleuze, Andelat, Coren, Roffiac, Saint-Georges and Villedieu.  ===Climate=== The climate of Saint-Flour, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Saint-Flour are known, in French, as Sanflorain (women: Sainfloraine). With a population of 6,643, Saint-Flour has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Saint-Flour Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:8000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2008 text:2008 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 5997 bar:1975 from:0 till: 7272 bar:1982 from:0 till: 7950 bar:1990 from:0 till: 7417 bar:1999 from:0 till: 6625 bar:2008 from:0 till: 6610 bar:2014 from:0 till: 6643 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 5997 fontsize:S text: 5,997 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 7272 fontsize:S text: 7,272 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 7950 fontsize:S text: 7,950 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 7417 fontsize:S text: 7,417 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 6625 fontsize:S text: 6,625 shift:(-18,5) bar:2008 at: 6610 fontsize:S text: 6,610 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 6643 fontsize:S text: 6,643 shift:(-18,5) Saint-Flour forms the urban area of Saint-Flour, one of the seven urban areas of Cantal, with a population of 6,626 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Saint- Flour, formed by 17 communes with a population of 13,024 inhabitants and an area of . == Administration == Saint-Flour is a subprefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Flour and the administrative centre  of three cantons: # Saint-Flour-1 : 23 communes + part of Saint-Flour, with 9,696 inhabitants (2014) # Saint-Flour-2 : 18 communes + part of Saint-Flour, with 9,171 inhabitants (2014) It is part of the intercommunality Saint-Flour Communauté. ==Sister cities== Saint-Flour is twinned with: * Orléans, France, since 1986 * Haselünne, Germany, since 1992 ==Gallery== File:Saint-flour-ville-haute.jpg|Aerial view of the upper town, Saint-Flour File:Saint-Flour Cathedral.JPG|The Saint-Pierre cathedral of Saint-Flour File:Saint-Flour (Cantal) Dscn0354-zh.jpg|Saint-Flour File:Saint- Flour - lycée Notre-Dame.JPG|Lycée Notre-Dame de Saint-Flour ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Saint-Flour * Communes of the Cantal department