Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁɲ ʁonalp] ; AURA) is a landlocked region in Southern France. It was created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015.
Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion, with a population of 146,351 (2023). Its metropolitan area (aire d'attraction) had 510,685 inhabitants in 2023. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dômedépartement. Julien Bony is its current mayor. Clermont-Ferrand sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is surrounded by a major industrial area.
AmbertAmbert (French pronunciation:; Auvergnat: Embèrt) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dômedepartment in Auvergne in central France. AdministrationAmbert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The arrondissement consists of eight cantons (before March 2015). GeographyAmbert is located in the southeast of the Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Departments of FranceAdministrative subdivision in FranceIn the administrative divisions of France, the department (French: département, pronounced) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five overseas departments (which are also classified as overseas regions).
IssoireIssoire (French pronunciation:; Auvergnat: Issoire, Ussoire) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dômedepartment in Auvergne in central France. GeographyIssoire is located on the river , near its confluence with the Allier, 40 km (25 mi) SSE of Clermont-Ferrand on the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway to Nîmes.
Thiers, Puy-de-DômeThiers (French pronunciation: [tjɛːʁ] ; Auvergnat: Tièrn) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department of Auvergne in central France. With Ambert, Issoire and Riom, it is one of the department's four sub-prefectures. The district of Thiers consists of forty-three municipalities in six cantons. Its inhabitants are known as Thiernois or Bitords.
Regions of FranceFrance is divided into eighteen administrative regions (French: régions administratives, singular région administrative or just région, [ʁeʒjɔ̃]). Twelve of which are located in the Hexagon (in Europe), another one is Corsica, while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).
Prefectures in FranceIn France, a prefecture (French: préfecture, pronounced [pʁefɛktyʁ] ) may be: the chef-lieu de département, the commune in which the administration of a department is located; the chef-lieu de région, the commune in which the administration of a region is located; the jurisdiction of a prefecture; the official residence or headquarters of a prefect.
Puy de DômePuy de Dôme (US: , French:) is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy de Dôme was created by a Peléan eruption, some 10,700 years ago. It is approximately 10 km (6 miles) from Clermont-Ferrand. The Puy-de-Dômedépartement is named after the volcano.
Subprefectures in FranceIn France, a subprefecture (French: sous-préfecture, pronounced [su pʁefɛktyʁ]) is the commune that hosts the administrative centre of an arrondissement, the primary division of a department, except for the commune that serves that function for the whole department, known as the prefecture. The proper legal name is arrondissement chief place (French: chef-lieu d'arrondissement).
RiomRiom (French pronunciation:; Auvergnat: Riam) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dômedepartment in Auvergne in central France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. HistoryUntil the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of Auvergne, and the seat of the dukes of Auvergne. The city was of Gaulish origin, the Roman Ricomagus.
AuvergnatAuvergnat (; French pronunciation:) or Occitan auvergnat (endonym: auvernhat ) 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 rather a vast northern Occitan linguistic area. The word "Auvergnat" is above all a local historiographical creation.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.