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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).


Région Auvergne
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Flag of Auvergne
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Location
Administration
CapitalClermont-Ferrand
Regional PresidentRené Souchon
(PS) (since 2006)
DepartmentsAllier
Cantal
Haute-Loire
Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissements14
Cantons158
Communes1,310
Statistics
Land area126,013 km
Population(Ranked 19th)
 - January 1, 2006 est.1,334,000
 - March 8, 1999 census1,308,878
 - Density (2006)51/km
1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers
Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) 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, northwest 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.
  • 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, Bourbonnais, and parts of Languedoc and Lyonnais.

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The "Chaîne des Puys" in Puy-de-Dôme
Regions of France
Alsace • Aquitaine • Auvergne • Bourgogne • Bretagne • Centre • Champagne-Ardenne • Corsica • Franche-Comt • le-de-France • Languedoc-Roussillon • Limousin • Lorraine • Midi-Pyrnes • Nord-Pas de Calais • Basse-Normandie • Haute-Normandie • Pays de la Loire • Picardie • Poitou-Charentes • Provence-Alpes-Cte d'Azur • Rhne-Alpes Overseas regions: French Guiana • Guadeloupe • Martinique • Runion


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Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. It is the name of the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province.
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Clermont-Ferrand

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René Souchon (born March 12, 1943 in Le Malzieu-Ville, Lozère, France) is the regional president of the French region of Auvergne. He was first elected in 2006. He is a member of the Socalist Party.
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Allier

Coat of arms of the Allier department
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Department number: 03
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Moulins
Subprefectures: Montluçon
Vichy
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Cantal

Coat of arms of the Cantal department
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Department number: 15
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Aurillac
Subprefectures: Mauriac
Saint-Flour
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Haute-Loire

Coat of arms of the Haute-Loire department
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Administration
Department number: 43
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Le Puy-en-Velay
Subprefectures: Brioude
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Puy-de-Dôme

Coat of arms of the Puy-de-Dôme department
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Department number: 63
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Clermont-Ferrand
Subprefectures: Ambert
Issoire
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Official language of: Officially recognised in Catalonia, Spain, as Occitan.
Regulated by: Conselh de la Lenga Occitana
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Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. It is the name of the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province.
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Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. It is the name of the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province.
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Puy-de-Dôme

Coat of arms of the Puy-de-Dôme department
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Department number: 63
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Clermont-Ferrand
Subprefectures: Ambert
Issoire
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Cantal

Coat of arms of the Cantal department
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Administration
Department number: 15
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Aurillac
Subprefectures: Mauriac
Saint-Flour
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Haute-Loire

Coat of arms of the Haute-Loire department
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Administration
Department number: 43
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Le Puy-en-Velay
Subprefectures: Brioude
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