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Cantal

Cantal is a French département, number 15. Along with several other départements, it was created in 1790 out of the old province of Auvergne.

Préfecture (capital): Aurillac[?].

Sous-préfectures: Mauriac[?] and Saint Flour[?].

See also: List of the communes of the Cantal département

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