Aurillac

Aurillac is a town and commune in the Auvergne r?gion of France, pr?fecture (capital) of the Cantal d?partement, at . Population (1999) 30,551.

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The inhabitants of Aurillac are called the Aurillacois, and are also Cantaliens.

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Aurillac is often thought to be one of the coldest cities in France, however this is untrue, as it's simply the city at the highest altitude shown on the TV weathercasts.

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The historical capital of the umbrella, Aurillac makes more than half the umbrellas produced in France. This amounts to 250,000 units in 1999, which equates to 100 jobs.

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This industry has suffered several decades of decline at the end of the 20th century. To strengthen their position the Aurillac umbrella factories regrouped in 1997 as an Economic Interest Group, or GIE, and launched under a single label, L'aurillac Parapluie.

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