Auvergnat
(; ) or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne.
Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rath ...
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme (; or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285.department in
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France.
As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
in central
France
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. It is a
sub-prefecture
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Albania
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of the department.
History
Until the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France.
As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
, and the seat of the
dukes of Auvergne
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. The city was of
Gaul
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ish origin, the Roman ''Ricomagus''. In the intensely feudalized Auvergne of the 10th century, the town grew up around the collegiate Church of Saint Amabilis (Saint Amable), the local saint, who was the object of pilgrimages. In the 14th century the city benefitted from the patronage of Jean, duc de Berry, who rebuilt the Ducal Palace and the Saint-Chapelle. In 1531, Riom and Auvergne reverted to the Crown of France.
In 1942, Riom was the site of the
public library
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in Riom. Since 1968 it has been located on Avenue Mgr Martrou. The library was established after the French Revolution.Chronique des bibliothèques françaises at the '' Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France''
The library collection began after the French Revolution and it has been housed in a number of buildings including a college and at Riom city hall. In 1905 the library was moved to a Carmelite convent building and in 1941 it was housed in a museum. The present home of the collection was opened in 1968.
It contains approximately 90,000 items (books, journals, audio cassette tapes and video). The special part of the collection consists of 15 medieval manuscripts, which came from revolutionary confiscations made in religious communities. The Ministry of Culture and Communication digitized three illuminated manuscripts. Of the illuminated works five volumes are from the 15th - 16th centuries.
politician
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Gilbert Romme
Charles-Gilbert Romme (26 March 1750 – 17 June 1795) was a French politician and mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar.
Biography
Charles Gilbert Romme was born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne region of France, w ...
Eugene Gilbert
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People and fictional characters
* Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Gene Eugene, stage name of Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musi ...
(1889–1918), pioneer aviator, WW1 fighter pilot
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Alan Stivell
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(1944-), Celtic musician and singer, recording artist and master of the Celtic harp
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Rufus
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Given name
Politicians
* Marcus Caelius Rufus, (28 May 82 BC – after 48 ...
(1942-), actor
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Anne Marie Dias Borges
Anne-Marie Dias Borges, born on 18 December 1976, in Riom, is a France, Franco-Cape-Verdean journalist and radio host, radio and television host. She currently works as a Broadcasting, Senior Broadcast Journalist and Presenter for BBC News (Brit ...
(1976-), Franco-Cape-Verdean journalist and radio and television host
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Riom is twinned with:
* Adur, England, United Kingdom
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AlgemesÃ
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The town of Algemesà is on ...
, Spain
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Nördlingen
Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was ...
, Germany
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Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo () is a concelho, municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 85,778, in an area of . The urbanized are ...
, Portugal
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Żywiec
Żywiec () is a town on the River Soła in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). It is situated within the Silesian Voivodeship, near the Żywiec Lake and Żywiec Landscape Park, one of the eight protected areas in the voivodeship. H ...
, Poland
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Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France
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