This article is about the French administrative région of Auvergne. For the historical county and province of Auvergne, see Auvergne (province).

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Départements	Allier Information Number 03 Region Auvergne Prefecture Moulins Subprefectures Montluçon Vichy Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 63rd 344,721 47 /km² Area 7,340 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 35 Communes 320 President of the general council XX Location Allier is a département in south-central France... Allier Cantal Missing image Blason_france_Cantal_petit.jpg Coat of Arms du Cantal Details Information Number 15 Region Auvergne Prefecture Aurillac Subprefectures Mauriac Saint-Flour Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 92nd 150,778 26 /km² Area 5,726 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 27 Communes 260 President of the general council XX... Cantal Haute-Loire Missing image Blason_france_Haute-Loire_petit.jpg Coat of Arms de la Haute-Loire Details Information Number 43 Region Auvergne Prefecture Le Puy-en-Velay Subprefecture Brioude Yssingeaux Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 85th 209,113 42 /km² Area 4,977 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 35 Communes 260... Haute-Loire -1... Puy-de-Dôme

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It is important to note that the current administrative région of Auvergne is larger than the historical The kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département system superseded provinces. The change was an attempt to eradicate local loyalties based on feudal ownership of land and focus all loyalty on the central government in Paris. The names of... province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne région is made up of the following old provinces:

• Auvergne: This article is part of the series: This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of France Regional level This article is part of the series: This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of France Regional level Régions Régions doutre-mer Departmental level Départements... départements of -1... Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal Missing image Blason_france_Cantal_petit.jpg Coat of Arms du Cantal Details Information Number 15 Region Auvergne Prefecture Aurillac Subprefectures Mauriac Saint-Flour Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 92nd 150,778 26 /km² Area 5,726 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 27 Communes 260 President of the general council XX... Cantal, northwest of Haute-Loire Missing image Blason_france_Haute-Loire_petit.jpg Coat of Arms de la Haute-Loire Details Information Number 43 Region Auvergne Prefecture Le Puy-en-Velay Subprefecture Brioude Yssingeaux Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 85th 209,113 42 /km² Area 4,977 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 35 Communes 260... Haute-Loire, and extreme south of Allier Information Number 03 Region Auvergne Prefecture Moulins Subprefectures Montluçon Vichy Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 63rd 344,721 47 /km² Area 7,340 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 35 Communes 320 President of the general council XX Location Allier is a département in south-central France... Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne région.
• Bourbonnais: département of Allier Information Number 03 Region Auvergne Prefecture Moulins Subprefectures Montluçon Vichy Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 63rd 344,721 47 /km² Area 7,340 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 35 Communes 320 President of the general council XX Location Allier is a département in south-central France... Allier. A small part of Bourbonnais is also contained inside the Région Centre Missing image Blason_Centre_petit.jpg Blason du Centre Détails Information Capital: Orléans Population  - Total  - Density 2,440,329 (1999 census) 2,480,000 (1.1.2004 estimates) 62 /km² Area 39 151 km² Arrondissements 20 Cantons 198 Communes 1 842 President of... Centre région.
• Velay: center and southeast of département of Haute-Loire. Velay is entirely contained inside the Auvergne région.
• a small part of Gévaudan: extreme southwest of Haute-Loire. Gévaudan is essentially inside the Région Languedoc-Roussillon Missing image Blason_Languedoc-Roussillon_petit.jpg Blason du Languedoc-Roussillon Détails Information Capital: Montpellier Population  - Total  - Density 2,295,648 (1999 census) 2,458,000 (1.1.2004 estimates) 84 /km² Area 27 376 km² Arrondissements 14 Cantons 186 Communes 1 545... Languedoc-Roussillon région.
• a small part of Vivarais: extreme southeast of Haute-Loire. Vivarais is essentially inside the Région Rhône-Alpes (Région flag) (Région logo) This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation) In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has... Rhône-Alpes région.
• a small part of Forez: extreme northeast of Haute-Loire. Forez is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes région.

Velay, Gévaudan, and Vivarais are often considered to be sub-provinces part of the province of Coat of arms of the province of Languedoc, now being used as an official flag by the Midi-Pyrénees region as well as by the city of Toulouse Languedoc (Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc... Languedoc. Forez is also often considered to be a sub-province part of Lyonnais is a former province of central-eastern France, located in the modern day Rhône département. Categories: France geography stubs | France ... Lyonnais. If so, then the Auvergne région is made up of the provinces of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, and parts of Languedoc and Lyonnais.

External links

• Auvergne regional council website (http://www.cr-auvergne.fr)