Cantal (French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃.tal]) is a department in south-central France, with its capital at Aurillac. Its residents are known as Cantalians (French: Cantaliens or Cantalous). Its principal towns are Aurillac, Saint-Flour, and Mauriac. Cantal is part of the current region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot, Lozère, and Corrèze. Along with Lozère and Creuse, Cantal is among the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated French departments and Aurillac is the departmental capital farthest removed from a major motorway.