Auvergne (region)
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Auvergne (region)

NameAuvergne
Reg LogoAuvergne logo.png
FlagAUflag.gif
CapitalClermont-Ferrand
Area26013
Population1341000
Pop Date2008-01-01
Pop Rank18th
Websiteauvergne.org
LeaderRené Souchon
Leader PartyPS
Departments4
Dept1Allier
Dept2Cantal
Dept3Haute-Loire
Dept4Puy-de-Dôme
NUTSFR7

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Auvergne (-frovɛʁɲ; ) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France.

The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces:

* Auvergne: departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, north-west of Haute-Loire, and extreme south of Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne region.

* Bourbonnais: department of Allier. A small part of Bourbonnais is also contained inside the Centre region (south of the department of Cher).

* Velay: center and southeast of department of Haute-Loire. Velay is entirely contained inside the Auvergne region.

* a small part of Gévaudan: extreme southwest of Haute-Loire. Gévaudan is essentially inside the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

* a small part of Vivarais: extreme southeast of Haute-Loire. Vivarais is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes region.

* a small part of Forez: extreme northeast of Haute-Loire. Forez is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes region.

Velay, Gévaudan, and Vivarais are often considered to be sub-provinces of the old Languedoc province. Forez is also often considered to be a sub-province of Lyonnais province. Therefore, the modern region of Auvergne is composed of the provinces of Auvergne, major part of Bourbonnais, and parts of Languedoc and Lyonnais.

The 2002 award-winning film, To Be and to Have (Être et avoir), documents one year in the life of a one-teacher school in rural Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne.

The region contains many volcanoes, although the last confirmed eruption was around 6,000 years ago. They began forming some 70,000 years ago, and most have eroded away leaving plugs of unerupted hardened magma that form rounded hilltops known as puys.

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Clermont move into second - Eurosport.com AU Tweet this news
Eurosport.com AU--Clermont -Auvergne- beat Racing Metro 31-15 at the Stade Marcel-Michelin to move up to second in the Top 14 table. Victory saw the hosts move above ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:25:44 GMT+00:00
Heineken Cup campaign ends with another defeat - North London Today Tweet this news
North London Today--SARACENS' difficult Heineken Cup campaign came to an end with another defeat as they were beaten 24-14 at home by Clermont -Auvergne- on ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:31:06 GMT+00:00
Munster to face Brive in Amlin Challenge Cup - BreakingNews.ie Tweet this news
BreakingNews.ie--The all-French tie between La Rochelle and ASM Clermont -Auvergne- will kick-off the weekend on Thursday, 7 April, with Harlequins meeting London Wasps and ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:46:15 GMT+00:00
Top 14 Preview: Round 17 - Planet Rugby Tweet this news
Planet Rugby--Rugby in France reconvenes this Wednesday with a mouth-watering match-up in the -Auvergne- before a six-game schedule hits Thursday. ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:09:19 GMT+00:00
Hook completes move to Perpignan - ESPN.co.uk Tweet this news
ESPN.co.uk--He follows in the footsteps of international team-mate Stephen Jones, who spent time across the channel with Clermont -Auvergne-. It is understood that Hook's ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:28:27 GMT+00:00
Northampton to play Heineken Cup tie against Ulster in Milton Keynes - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian---...- Leicester at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, where they have beaten Munster in the Magners League and Clermont -Auvergne- in the Heineken Cup this season. ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:43:01 GMT+00:00
Saracens end Heineken Cup campaign with defeat by Clermont Auvergne - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian---...- French counterparts in the Heineken Cup after watching Clermont -Auvergne- keep their quarter-final hopes alive with a last-gasp try at Vicarage Road. ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:26:23 GMT+00:00
Lowe hits a high as Quins carry flag in second tier - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--The visitors could be Clermont -Auvergne-, the French champions. Harlequins have enjoyed a remarkable reversal in fortunes since the autumn. ... - Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:37:39 GMT+00:00
Saracens 14-24 Clermont Auvergne - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Clermont -Auvergne- enhanced their chances of qualifying for the last eight of the Heineken Cup with a 24-14 win over Saracens at Vicarage Road. ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:32:44 GMT+00:00
Leinster set the tone for the Super 15 - The Roar Tweet this news
The Roar--Clermont -Auvergne-, current holders of the Bouclier de Brennus, gained second spot in the pool but probably won't qualify as best runner-up such is the ... - Date : Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:13:54 GMT+00:00

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