Auvergne (région)
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- This article is about the French administrative région of Auvergne. For the historical county and province of Auvergne, see Auvergne (province).
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| Capital | Clermont-Ferrand | ||||
| Ranked_list_of_French_regions#By_area>Land area¹ | 26,013 km² | ||||
| President of the regional council>Regional President | René Souchon (PS) (since 2006) | ||||
| Population - Jan.1, 2005 estimate - March 8, 1999 census - Density | (Ranked 19th) 1,330,000 1,308,878 51/km² (2005) | ||||
| Arrondissement in France>Arrondissements | 14 | ||||
| Canton in France>Cantons | 158 | ||||
| Commune in France>Communes | 1,310 | ||||
| Département in France>Départements | Allier Cantal Haute-Loire Puy-de-Dôme | ||||
| 1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers | |||||
Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 régions of France.
It is important to note that the current administrative région of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne région is made up of the following old provinces:
- Auvergne: départements of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, northwest of Haute-Loire, and extreme south of Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne région.
- Bourbonnais: département of Allier. A small part of Bourbonnais is also contained inside the Centre région.
- Velay: center and southeast of département of Haute-Loire. Velay is entirely contained inside the Auvergne région.
- a small part of Gévaudan: extreme southwest of Haute-Loire. Gévaudan is essentially inside the Languedoc-Roussillon région.
- a small part of Vivarais: extreme southeast of Haute-Loire. Vivarais is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes région.
- a small part of Forez: extreme northeast of Haute-Loire. Forez is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes région.
External links
- [Auvergne regional council website]
- [Champs/Tarentaine Marchal website]
- http://www.bort-artense.com
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