Saint-Flour, Cantal
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Commune of Saint-Flour |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Mayor | Pierre Jarlier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 757 m–1,040 m (avg. 783 m) |
| Land area¹ | 27.14 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,625 |
| - Density | 244/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 15187/ 15100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Flour is a commune in the Cantal département in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called Sanflorains.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Flour is located on the Planèze plateau of Cantal, on the banks of the Ander River.
[edit] Miscellanea
The tragic poet de Belloy (1727-95), author of the celebrated tragedy on the Siege of Calais, was born at Saint-Flour.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. [1]
- Tourism office website
- Picture of Saint-Flour Cathedral
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