Arrondissement of Mauriac

The Mauriac Arrondissement is an administrative district in the department of Cantal in the Auvergne region of France.

History

On 4 March 1790, established with the founding of the Cantal also a " district Mauriac ," which was already identical with the current district. From the district was the district Mauriac with the founding of the arrondissement on February 17, 1800.

See also: History Cantal.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by the district Issoire in the Puy -de- Dôme, in the east by the district of Saint-Flour, to the south by the district Aurillac and to the west by the arrondissements of Tulle and Ussel in Correze Limousin region.

Management

The district is subdivided into six cantons:

• Champs -sur- Tarentaine- Marchal
• Mauriac
• Pleaux
• Riom- ès- Montagnes
• Saignes
• Salers

See also: List of cantons in the Cantal

Communities

The largest community is the arrondissement (population 1999):

• Mauriac ( 4019 )

Ambert | Aurillac | Brioude | Clermont- Ferrand | Issoire | Mauriac | Montlucon | Moulins | Le Puy -en -Velay | Riom | Saint -Flour | Thiers | Vichy | Yssingeaux

• Arrondissement in the Auvergne
• Cantal