Title: Mauriac, Cantal Content: Mauriac 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== Mauriac is one of the oldest town in the Cantal department founded about 2,000 years ago. The town grew around the Saint-Pierre de Mauriac monastery and the Notre-Dame-des- Miracles Basilica. ==Geography== Mauriac is in the northwest of Cantal, close to the border with the Corrèze department, near the Dordogne river. It is along the Auze river, a left tributary of the Dordogne. Mauriac is in hilly terrain, with the main populated area at an altitude of about , while the surrounding areas rise to about in the volcanic foothills. The commune has an area of . The commune of Mauriac is surrounded by the communes Le Vigean, Brageac, Escorailles, Ally, Salins, Jaleyrac, Chaussenac, Sourniac, Drugeac, Chalvignac, Anglards-de-Salers and Méallet.  ===Climate=== The climate of Mauriac, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Mauriac are known, in French, as Mauriacois (women: Mauriacoises). With a population of 3,682, Mauriac has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Mauriac 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:5000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:500 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: 3803 bar:1975 from:0 till: 4093 bar:1982 from:0 till: 4333 bar:1990 from:0 till: 4224 bar:1999 from:0 till: 4019 bar:2008 from:0 till: 3876 bar:2014 from:0 till: 3682 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 3803 fontsize:S text: 3,803 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 4093 fontsize:S text: 4,093 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 4333 fontsize:S text: 4,333 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 4224 fontsize:S text: 4,224 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 4019 fontsize:S text: 4,019 shift:(-18,5) bar:2008 at: 3876 fontsize:S text: 3,876 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 3682 fontsize:S text: 3,682 shift:(-18,5) Mauriac forms with Le Vigean the urban area of Mauriac, one of the seven urban areas of Cantal, with a population of 4,559 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Mauriac, formed by five communes with a population of 5,277 inhabitants and an area of . == Administration == Mauriac is a subprefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the arrondissement of Mauriac and the administrative centre  of the canton of Mauriac. It is part of the intercommunality Pays de Mauriac . == Sites of interest == * Notre- Dame-des-Miracles Basilica. * Saint-Pierre de Mauriac; ruins of a monastery built in the 12th century. * Hôtel d'Orcet, built in the 18th century; the headquarters of the subprefecture are here now. == Gallery == File:Mauriac - Basilique -1.JPG|Notre-Dame-des-Miracles basilica. File:Mauriac1.jpg|Mauriac from the Val St-Jean lake. File:MauriacRathaus.jpg|Mauriac town hall. File:Mauriac - Sous-préfecture - Ancien hôtel d'Orcet -1.JPG|Subprefecture in the former Hôtel d'Orcet ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Mauriac * Communes of the Cantal department