Aurillac

Aurillac () is a French commune, the prefecture of the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Aurillac was part of the former province of Auvergne, in the region called Haute-Auvergne.
History.
The name of the city comes from , meaning "Roman villa of Aurelius".
Geography.
The city of Aurillac is at the foot of the Cantal mountains ("Mounts of Cantal"), in the Massif Central. The city is along the Jordanne river, a tributary of the Cère river.
It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The city of Aurillac is at to the southeast of Paris and at to the south of Toulouse. The "commune" of Aurillac is surrounded by the "communes" Crandelles, Naucelles, Saint-Simon, Giou-de-Mamou, Arpajon-sur-Cère, Roannes-Saint-Mary, Sansac-de-Marmiesse and Ytrac.
Climate.
Aurillac has an oceanic climate (subtype Cfb in the Köppen climate classification) with cold winters and hot summers due to its distance from the ocean.
The average temperature for the year in Aurillac is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Aurillac is . The month with the most precipitation on average is December with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of .
Population.
The inhabitants of Aurillac are known, in French, as "Aurillacois" (women: "Aurillacoises").
The city of Aurillac has a population, in 2014, of 26,135; its population density is of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Aurillac
Administration.
Aurillac is the prefecture of the Cantal department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Aurillac and the administrative centre () of three cantons: 
It is part of the intercommunality "Bassin d'Aurillac" ().
Sister cities.
Aurillac and Arpajon-sur-Cère are twinned with: