Départements de France: Cantal

 
 

This is the next instalment of a bi-monthly feature going through the 95 Departments of France in numerical order to check out things of interest. We are now up to Number 15. I hope you enjoy it

 

Location – in the middle of France's central plateau – one of the most sparsely populated departments.

 

 

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Prefecture – Aurillac

 

Signature foods – Roquefort cheese (although officially it has to be made in Aveyron), Aligot, Truffade, Cantal cheese

 

Famous places to visit – La Chaîne des Puys (extinct volcanoes), Garabit viaduct,  Salers, Chaudes-Aigues (hottest natural water in Europe), Chateau de Laroque

 

Famous businesses/brands – France's unofficial umbrella capital

 

Famous people from Cantal – Catherine Jarrige, Georges Pompidou, Pope Sylvester II, Marie Marvingt

 

Go to this Pinboard to see the Departments of France so far.