Mauriac, Cantal

Mauriac
Notre-Dame-des-Miracles basilica
Notre-Dame-des-Miracles basilica
Coat of arms of Mauriac
Location of Mauriac
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Mauriac is located in France
Mauriac
Mauriac
Mauriac is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mauriac
Mauriac
Coordinates: 45°13′11″N 2°20′03″E / 45.2197°N 2.3342°E / 45.2197; 2.3342
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementMauriac
CantonMauriac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edwige Zanchi[1]
Area
1
27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,519
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15120 /15200
Elevation351–760 m (1,152–2,493 ft)
(avg. 722 m or 2,369 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mauriac (French pronunciation: [moʁjak] ; Occitan: [mawɾiˈak]) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.

It lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) north-northwest of Aurillac by rail.

Mauriac, built on the slope of a volcanic hill, has a medieval church, and the buildings of an old abbey now used as public offices and dwellings; the town owes its origin to the abbey, which originated from a 6th-century foundation.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.