Saint-Flour, Cantal Facts for Kids

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Saint-Flour

Saint-Flour - the lower town

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Saint-Flour

Location in France

Saint-Flour

Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

Capital of 2 cantons

Saint-Flour Communauté

Area

27.14 km² (10.48 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

6,643

• Density

244.77/km² (633.95/sq mi)

Sanflorain

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

15187 /15100

Elevation

757–1,040 m (2,484–3,412 ft)
(avg. 783 m or 2,569 ft)

Website

www.saint-flour.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Flour (Occitan: Sant Flor) is a commune in south central France in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a subprefecture of the Cantal department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.

History
Geography
- Climate
Population
Administration
Sister cities
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History

Saint-Flour is the historical capital of the old region of Haute-Auverge ("Upper Auvergne"), one of the two divisions of Auvergne.

After the creation of the Cantal department on 4 March 1790, Saint-Flour was named as the capital (prefecture) of the new department alternating with Aurillac. In 1794, Saint-Flour became the only capital but, in 1795, the capital was moved to Aurillac and Saint-Flour became a subprefecture.

Geography

Saint-Flour is in the eastern part of Cantal. The city is divided in two parts:

The upper city (French: Ville haute) is on a volcanic dike
The lower city (French: Ville basse) is on the sides of the Ander river, a right tributary of the Truyère river.

The commune of Saint-Flour has an area of 27.14 km² (10.48 sq mi) and is surrounded by the communes Alleuze, Andelat, Coren, Roffiac, Saint-Georges and Villedieu.

Saint-Flour and its neighboring *communes*

Roffiac	Andelat	Coren
Villedieu		Saint-Georges
	Saint-Flour

Villedieu	Alleuze	Saint-Georges

Climate

The climate of Saint-Flour, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Saint-Flour are known, in French, as Sanflorain (women: Sainfloraine).

With a population of 6,643, Saint-Flour has a population density of 245 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Saint-Flour

Saint-Flour forms the urban area of Saint-Flour, one of the seven urban areas of Cantal, with a population of 6,626 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 2,711 km² (1,047 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Saint-Flour, formed by 17 communes with a population of 13,024 inhabitants and an area of 326.8 km² (126.2 sq mi).

Administration

Saint-Flour is a subprefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Flour and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:

Saint-Flour-1 : 23 communes + part of Saint-Flour, with 9,696 inhabitants (2014)
Saint-Flour-2 : 18 communes + part of Saint-Flour, with 9,171 inhabitants (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Saint-Flour Communauté.