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La Tour-d'Auvergne
La Tour-d'Auvergne (, before 1961: ''Latour'', oc, La Tor d'Auvèrnhe) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Geography The commune of La Tour-d'Auvergne is located on the west slope of the Massif du Sancy, at the southwestern extremity of the Puy-de-Dôme departement. It is 60 km (37 miles) away from Clermont-Ferrand and is crossed by the départementale 203 linking the A89 motorway and the départementale 2089 to Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise and Issoire. La Tour-d'Auvergne was the chef-lieu of the canton until 2015, and was composed of eight communes (La Tour-d'Auvergne, Bagnols, Puy-de-Dôme, Cros, Puy-de-Dôme, Trémouille-Saint-Loup, Chastreix, Saint-Donat, Picherande and Saint-Genès-Champespe). On the Artense plateau, which extends itself in between Cantal and the Tarentaine river south, the dam retention of Bort-les-Orgues, the Corrèze and the Avèse gorges west, La Bourboule and Mont-Dore glacier valley north and the mass ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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Trémouille-Saint-Loup
Trémouille-Saint-Loup () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes of the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Tremouillesaintloup {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ...
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Communes Of The Puy-de-Dôme Department
The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes of the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
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*Clermont Auvergne Métropole *CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire *Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans *Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez *CC Billom Communauté *Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans *Communauté de communes Combrailles Sioule et Morge *Communauté de communes Dômes Sancy Artense *Communauté de communes Entre Dore et Allier *Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy (partly) *CC Mond'Arverne Communauté *Communauté de ...
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Promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. A headland, or head, is a type of promontory. Promontories in history Located at the edge of a landmass, promontories offer a natural defense against enemies, as they are often surrounded by water and difficult to access. Many ancient and modern forts and castles have been built on promontories for this reason. One of the most famous examples of promontory forts is the Citadel of Namur in Belgium. Located at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers, the citadel has been a prime fortified location since the 10th century. The surrounding rivers act as a natural moat, making it difficult for enemies to access th ...
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Mont-Dore
Mont-DoreCommune de Mont-Dore (63236)
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(; ''Mont Dòr'' in , and ''Mont-Dore-les-Bains''), in common usage ''Le Mont-Dore'', is a in the department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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La Bourboule
La Bourboule (; Auvergnat: ''La Borbola'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes of the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Puy-de-Dôme Spa towns in France Auvergne {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ...
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Corrèze
Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the border with Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073,Populations légales 2019: 19 Corrèze
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divided among 279 communes. Its inhabitants are called ''Corréziens'' (masculine) and ''Corréziennes'' (feminine). Its
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Bort-les-Orgues
Bort-les-Orgues (; oc, Bòrt) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne. The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne. Sights Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from ''les Orgues'', a 2 km long cliff of volcanic columnar basalt 80m to 100m high, at the foot of which it lies. The waterfall from the ''Saut de la Saule'' on the Rhue. Another touristic feature is the medieval ''Château de Val'' located in Lanobre, emerging from the side of a lake created by a high dam built on the river. Population Personalities *Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799). *Lina Margy (1914–1973), the famous French singer of the ''Le Petit Vin blanc'' was born in Rue de Piechecros, in Bort-les-Orgues. See also *Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and televis ...
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Cantal
Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac, Cantal, Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (french: link=no, Cantaliens / Cantaliennes or '). Cantal borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot (department), Lot, Lozère and Corrèze, in the Massif Central natural region. Along with neighbouring Lozère and Creuse, Cantal is among the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated departments of France and Aurillac is the departmental capital farthest removed from a major motorway. It had a population of 144,692 in 2019,Populations légal ...
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Saint-Genès-Champespe
Saint-Genès-Champespe is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Saintgeneschampespe {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ...
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Picherande
Picherande (; oc, Picharanda) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme ''département'' in Auvergne in central France. Geography The river Rhue forms all of the commune's eastern border. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Puy-de-Dôme {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ...
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Saint-Donat
Saint-Donat (; Auvergnat: ''Sent Donat'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Saintdonat {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ...
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