Aurillac is a French town located in the center of the Massif Central , in the Cantal department of which it is the prefecture , in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes administrative region .

The episcopal seat is located in Saint-Flour . Its inhabitants are called the Aurillacois and the Aurillacoises.

Sights

Places and monuments 

Located near the confluence of the Cère (river) and the Jordanne , Aurillac is a good entry point for exploring the Cantal mountains via the route des crêtes and the Jordanne valley. To the west of the city stretches the Aurillac basin: this sector is home to a vast wetland of great interest: the Cassan Prentegarde marsh located in the municipalities of Saint-Étienne-Cantalès , Saint-Paul-des-Landes and Lacapelle-Viescamp .

The Aurillac region is also rich in castles that can be visited.

Religious buildings 

• Church St. Joseph the Worker- Avenue of Prades xx ^th  century.
• Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges Street Carmelite, former chapel of the convent of the Cordeliers ( xv ^th  century).
• Church St. Gerald of Aurillac , Place Saint Geraud , xv ^th and xvi ^th  centuries, has wall paintings of xii ^th  century representing sea monsters with their center a naked person who clings to a dolphin. Abbey tribune organ, by Rabiny (1779).
• Church of the Sacred Heart Avenue du Quatre Septembre, construction of the xx ^th  century, with a curious way of the cross carved in stone.
• Church of Our Lady of Nazareth, rue du Monastery.
• Sainte-Bernadette Church, rue Robert de la Vaissière aux Alouettes.
• Chapel of the hospital, avenue de la République.
• Chapel Aurinques , up Aurinques ( xvi ^th  century) and has a bell 1544.
• Chapel of the Saint-Géraud high school, boulevard des Hortes.
• Chapel in rue de Cayla.
• La Louvière retirement home chapel, boulevard du Pont Rouge.
• Reformed Church of France , 10 rue des Frères-Delmas 
• Evangelical Church of Pentecost , 6 avenue des Pupilles-de-la-Nation

Civil heritage 

• the Château Saint-Étienne , which overlooks the city.
• the Haras national d’Aurillac .
• the Aurillac Art and Archeology Museum , a former stud farm, 37 rue des Carmes.
• the museum of the Volcanoes , at the Saint-Étienne castle .
• the former consular house of Aurillac.
• the former presidial of Aurillac (ISMH).
• the former Jesuit college of Aurillac (MH).
• the old Buis abbey.
• the courthouse, the remand center and the former Cantal gendarmerie group in Aurillac (ISMH).
• the theater of Aurillac (ISMH).
• the town hall of Aurillac (ISMH).
• the prefecture of Cantal in Aurillac (ISMH).
• the Aurillac bandstand.
• Former novel hospital xi ^th and xii ^th  centuries Place Saint Geraud, has three Romanesque arches with carved capitals by the so-called school of Aurillac.
• Memorials.
• Aurillac courthouse.

Parks and gardens:

• Square called the Carmelite Garden,
• Garden known as Cours Angoulême,
• Vegetable garden of the sites of Peyrolles and Aynès.
• Garden courtyard of the Lasmol hotel ,
• Square de Vic,
• Garden of the Esplanade known as Le Gravier,
• Prefecture Garden,
• Garden of the Moulin Decrin,
• Park of the castle of Fabrègues,
• Parc de Tronquière,
• Pleasure garden of the castle of Noalhac,
• Park of the castle of Saint-Etienne,
• Vegetable garden of the construction site of Me Jean Casse.

Fountains and washhouses

• Fountain of Human Rights,
• Place des Carmes, its fountain,
• Wash house on the banks of the Jordanne
• Frog fountain .

Cultural facilities 

Aurillac benefits from the presence of several dance centers:

• Folk dance: dancers and singers from the Auvergne School
• La Manufacture choreographic campus , place of creation, training and performances created by Vendetta Mathea in 1992.
• Conservatory: National School of Music and Dance of Aurillac
• Arabesque
• Katy Bardy Dance School
• Modern jazz and classical dance school Chorège
• Volcanoes Museum , at the Saint-Etienne castle
• Aurillac Art and Archeology Museum , 37 rue des Carmes
• Society of Haute-Auvergne (Society of letters, sciences and arts “La Haute-Auvergne”)
• The Theater 4, rue de la Coste next to the Maison Consulaire
• Le Prisme (conference and performance hall)

Cultural events and festivities 

• The Aurillac Festival (International Street Theater Festival of Aurillac), lasting four days, has been held every year since 1986 at the end of August. Since 2004, this festival has been preceded by “Les preliminaries”, of varying duration (often from early August to the festival), a pre-festival offering street performances throughout Cantal (and sometimes even in Corrèze ) with the support of the shine association. 2008 inaugurates the first “university of street arts”.
• The Europeans of taste / The gourmet goudots The Europeans of taste For three days in June, a gastronomic and cultural festival takes place during which various prizes are awarded (Les Goudots gourmands) and where cooking lessons are set up (different themes each year 2008: Slow Food) provided by top chefs and a sharing of recipes between festival-goers (Les blogs gourmands).
• The Aurillac Theater, 4 rue de La Coste.
• 2007 marks the revival of the Aurillac Dance Festival with the first edition of the 36 Hours of Aurillac, solos and small dance pieces.