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/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Aurillac**

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## Administration 
Aurillac is the prefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the *arrondissement* of Aurillac and the administrative centre () of three cantons: 
# Aurillac-1 : 2 *communes* with 10,296 inhabitants  (2014)
# Aurillac-2 : 1 *commune* with 9,591 inhabitants (2014)
# Aurillac-3 : 1 *commune* with 10,369 inhabitants (2014)

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)

## Gallery

File:Aurillac ChateauSaintEtienne.jpg|*Chateau de Saint-Etienne*
File:Aurillac - Hôtel de ville -1.jpg|Aurillac City Hall
File:Aurillac - Eglise Saint-Géraud -1.jpg|Saint-Géraud church
File:Aurillac - Eglise Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges -1.jpg|*Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges'' church

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Aurillac
* Communes of the Cantal department

## References
## 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