See also: Cantal (homonymy)

The department of the Cantal (15) is a department French located in the area Auvergne, whose name comes from the Monts of the Cantal.

Denominations

The Cantal is called, in Occitan: Cantal , Cantau , Chantal or Chantau .

History

detailed Article: History of the Cantal

The department was created with the French revolution, the March 4th 1790 pursuant to the law of the December 22nd 1789, starting from part of the province of Auvergne, the old province known under the name of High-Auvergne.

Policy

detailed Article: Political of the Cantal

• List of the deputies of the Cantal

• List of the senators of the Cantal
• List of the general advisers of the Cantal
• List of the prefects of the Cantal
• List of the communes of the Cantal
• List of the old communes of the Cantal

The Cantal is the department of birth of the former President of the French Republic Georges Pompidou (born with Montboudif in 1911).

Geography

See also: Geography of the Cantal

Climate

See also: Climate of the Cantal

Economy

See also: Economy of the Cantal

Demography

detailed Article: Demography of the Cantal

The inhabitants of the Cantal are the Chantillians (or Cantalous).

Culture

detailed Article: Culture in the Cantal

Tourism

See also: Tourism in the Cantal

Others

• the inheritance of the Toys DEJOU out of wood.
• the cheese Salers, cheese cantal of the department.
• the Tripoux of Saint-Flour.

See too

Internal bonds

• French Department
• List of bridges of the Cantal

External bonds

• Prefecture of the Cantal
• General advice of the Cantal
• tourist Guide of the Cantal
• Gate and inter-institutional departmental Intranet
• Cantalpassion.com, gate dedicated to the department
• tourist Guide of the Cantal
• agri15
• Photographs
• Photographs of storms of Cantalou Cantal, ground of storms

Nonofficial forum on the Cantal

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