Mauriac

Mauriac, a town of central France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Cantal, 39 m. N.N.W. of Aurillac by rail.

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Mauriac, built on the slope of a volcanic hill, has a church of the 12th century, and the buildings of an old abbey now used as public offices and dwellings; the town owes its origin to the abbey, founded during the 6th century. It is the seat of a sub-prefect and has a tribunal of first instance and a communal college. There are marble quarries in the vicinity.

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France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Arrondissement: An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone countries:...

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....