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Arrondissement of Saint-Flour
Location of Saint-Flour in Cantal
Location of Saint-Flour in Cantal
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Communes 106
Prefecture Saint-Flour
INSEE code 153
Area
 • Total 2,511 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 38,079
 • Density 15.165/km2 (39.277/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Saint-Flour is like a special administrative area in France. Think of it as a district within a larger region. It's part of the Cantal département (which is like a county) in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (a larger area, similar to a state). The main city, or capital, of this arrondissement is Saint-Flour.

History of Saint-Flour Arrondissement

The "arrondissements" were created in France way back in 1800. Saint-Flour was one of the first ones to be set up in the Cantal department.

Geography of Saint-Flour

The Saint-Flour arrondissement is the most eastern part of the Cantal department. It covers a large area of about 2,511 square kilometers (970 square miles). This makes it the biggest arrondissement in the department.

Around 38,079 people live here. This means the population density is about 15.2 people per square kilometer.

The arrondissement shares its borders with several other areas:

  • To the north, it borders the Puy-de-Dôme department.
  • To the east, it borders the Haute-Loire department.
  • To the southeast, it borders the Lozère department.
  • Also to the southeast, it borders the Aveyron department.
  • To the west, it borders the Aurillac and Mauriac arrondissements.

How Saint-Flour is Organized

The arrondissement of Saint-Flour is made up of smaller parts called "cantons" and "communes."

Cantons in Saint-Flour

Cantons are like electoral districts. They were reorganized in France, so sometimes a canton might have small towns (called "communes") that belong to different arrondissements.

In the Saint-Flour arrondissement, there is one canton where not all its communes are within this arrondissement. This is the Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes.

Here's a quick look at how some cantons are divided:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Mauriac
INSEE
Code
Canton Aurillac Mauriac Saint-Flour Total
1507 Murat 27 27
1509 Neuvéglise 28 28
1510 Riom-ès-Montagnes 14 9 23
1511 Saint-Flour-1 23 + part of Saint-Flour 23 + part of Saint-Flour
1512 Saint-Flour-2 18 + part of Saint-Flour 18 + part of Saint-Flour

Communes in Saint-Flour

A "commune" is the smallest administrative division in France, similar to a town or a local council area. The Saint-Flour arrondissement has 106 communes. Each commune has a special INSEE code.

  • Albepierre-Bredons (15025)
  • Allanche (15001)
  • Alleuze (15002)
  • Andelat (15004)
  • Anglards-de-Saint-Flour (15005)
  • Anterrieux (15007)
  • Auriac-l'Église (15013)
  • Bonnac (15022)
  • Brezons (15026)
  • Celles (15031)
  • Celoux (15032)
  • Cézens (15033)
  • Chaliers (15034)
  • Chalinargues (15035)
  • Chanterelle (15040)
  • La Chapelle-d'Alagnon (15041)
  • La Chapelle-Laurent (15042)
  • Charmensac (15043)
  • Chastel-sur-Murat (15044)
  • Chaudes-Aigues (15045)
  • Chavagnac (15047)
  • 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 (15078)
  • Joursac (15080)
  • Lacapelle-Barrès (15086)
  • Landeyrat (15091)
  • Lastic (15097)
  • Laurie (15098)
  • Lavastrie (15099)
  • Laveissenet (15100)
  • Laveissière (15101)
  • Lavigerie (15102)
  • Leyvaux (15105)
  • Lieutadès (15106)
  • Lorcières (15107)
  • Lugarde (15110)
  • Malbo (15112)
  • Marcenat (15114)
  • Marchastel (15116)
  • Massiac (15119)
  • Maurines (15121)
  • Mentières (15125)
  • Molèdes (15126)
  • Molompize (15127)
  • Montboudif (15129)
  • Montchamp (15130)
  • Montgreleix (15132)
  • Murat (15138)
  • Narnhac (15139)
  • Neussargues-Moissac (15141)
  • Neuvéglise (15142)
  • Oradour (15145)
  • Paulhac (15148)
  • Paulhenc (15149)
  • Peyrusse (15151)
  • Pierrefort (15152)
  • Pradiers (15155)
  • Rageade (15158)
  • Rézentières (15161)
  • Roffiac (15164)
  • Ruynes-en-Margeride (15168)
  • Saint-Amandin (15170)
  • Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat (15173)
  • Sainte-Anastasie (15171)
  • Sainte-Marie (15198)
  • Saint-Flour (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 (15225)
  • Sériers (15227)
  • 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)

Here are the communes with the most people living in them:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
15187 Saint-Flour 6,643 Saint-Flour-1 and Saint-Flour-2 Pays de Saint-Flour Margeride
15138 Murat 1,880 Murat Pays de Murat
15119 Massiac 1,735 Saint-Flour-1 Pays de Massiac
15188 Saint-Georges 1,138 Neuvéglise Pays de Saint-Flour Margeride
15142 Neuvéglise 1,104 Neuvéglise Pays de Pierrefort-Neuvéglise
15054 Condat 1,031 Riom-ès-Montagnes Cézallier
15108 Val d'Arcomie 1,005 Neuvéglise Pays de Saint-Flour Margeride
15141 Neussargues-Moissac 1,004 Murat Pays de Murat

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