- Stage town for the 10th time
- Prefecture of Cantal (15)
- Population: 26,200 (Aurillacois and Aurillacoises)
Cantal’s prefecture is also the historic capital of the umbrella industry, but the Tour’s riders have generally reached it without incident during the six stage finishes that have taken place here. The race’s last finish here in 2008 provided a very good memory for Luis León Sánchez, as he won his first Tour stage. The winner of the 2012 Tour, Bradley Wiggins, also has a special connection with Aurillac, having won a stage of the Tour de l’Avenir here in 2005. The last time the Tour visited was for a start in 2024 that proved providential for Biniam Girmay, who went on to triumph a little later in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
