Aurillac

**Aurillac** () is a French commune, the prefecture of the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Aurillac was part of the former province of Auvergne, in the region called Haute-Auvergne.

## History

The name of the city comes from , meaning "Roman villa of Aurelius".

## Geography

The city of Aurillac is at the foot of the Cantal mountains (_Mounts of Cantal_), in the Massif Central. The city is along the Jordanne river, a tributary of the Cère river.

It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The city of Aurillac is at  to the southeast of Paris and at  to the south of Toulouse. The _commune_ of Aurillac is surrounded by the _communes_ Crandelles, Naucelles, Saint-Simon, Giou-de-Mamou, Arpajon-sur-Cère, Roannes-Saint-Mary, Sansac-de-Marmiesse and Ytrac.

### Climate

Aurillac has an oceanic climate (subtype **Cfb** in the Köppen climate classification) with cold winters and hot summers due to its distance from the ocean.

The average temperature for the year in Aurillac is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Aurillac is . The month with the most precipitation on average is December with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of .

## Population

The inhabitants of Aurillac are known, in French, as _Aurillacois_ (women: _Aurillacoises_).

The city of Aurillac has a population, in 2014, of 26,135; its population density is of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Aurillac**

## Administration

Aurillac is the prefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the _arrondissement_ of Aurillac and the administrative centre () of three cantons:
1. Aurillac-1 : 2 _communes_ with 10,296 inhabitants  <small>(2014)</small>
1. Aurillac-2 : 1 _commune_ with 9,591 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>
1. Aurillac-3 : 1 _commune_ with 10,369 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>

It is part of the intercommunality _Bassin d'Aurillac_ ().

### Sister cities

Aurillac and Arpajon-sur-Cère are twinned with:
- Bocholt (Germany) since 1972.
- Bassetlaw (United Kingdom) since 1980.
- Bougouni (Mali) since 1985.
- Altea (Spain) since 1992.
- Vorona (Romania) since 2000.

## Sites of interest

- **Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac** Abbey (11th century)
- **Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges** church (1332)
- **Chateau of Saint-Etienne** (9th century)
- **Aurillac Town Hall** (17th century)

## Related pages

- Arrondissement of Aurillac
- Communes of the Cantal department

## Other websites

- Site officiel de la ville de Aurillac
- Communauté d'Agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac - CABA
- Office de Tourisme du Pays d'Aurillac - CABA

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Aurillac
- **commune status**: Prefectures of France, Prefecture and Communes of France, commune
- **image**: Aurillac QuartierStGeraud.jpg
- **caption**: The church of Saint-Géraud and surrounding buildings, in Aurillac
- **image coat of arms**: Blason ville fr Aurillac (Cantal).svg
- **arrondissement**: Aurillac
- **canton**: Canton of Aurillac-1, Aurillac-1, Canton of Aurillac-2, 2 and Canton of Aurillac-3, 3
- **insee**: 15014
- **postal code**: 15000
- **mayor**: Pierre Mathonier
- **term**: 2013–2020
- **intercommunality**: Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin d'Aurillac, CA Bassin d'Aurillac
- **elevation m**: 622
- **elevation min m**: 573
- **elevation max m**: 867
- **area km2**: 28.76
- **population**: 27924
- **population date**: 2010
- **population demonym**: Aurillacois
- **website**: [http://www.ville-aurillac.fr/ www.ville-aurillac.fr]