Aurillac,

Aurillac, capital of the department of Cantal, in the southern part of Central France, on the right bank of the Jourdanne, 116 miles SW. of Clermont by rail. The town is mainly modern, but contains an old castle and two churches of the 14th and 15th centuries. It manufactures lace, copper vessels, chemicals, chocolate, and cement, and has a trade in horses, cattle, and cheese. Annual races are held here, and there are two mineral wells. Here Pope Sylvester II. was born. Pop. 14,756.