NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Auvergne (region)

Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. Image File history File links AUflag. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Auvergne_map. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... In France, the president of the regional council (French: PrÃ©sident du conseil rÃ©gional) is the elected official who heads the conseil rÃ©gional of a rÃ©gion, a state-level territory. ... The Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste or PS) is the main opposition party in France. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Departments (French: dÃ©partements) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Allier is a dÃ©partement in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... For the cheese, see Cantal. ... Haute-Loire is a département in south-central France named after the Loire River. ... Building of the Conseil GÃ©nÃ©ral of the Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partement, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-DÃ´me Puy-de-DÃ´me is a dÃ©partement. ... The 100 French dÃ©partements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividing arrondissements and dÃ©partements. ... Map of the 36,568 communes of metropolitan France. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 kmÂ² and 100,000 kmÂ². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... // The following are ranked lists of French rÃ©gions. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Occitan, or langue doc is a Romance language characterized by its richness, variability, and by the intelligibility of its dialects. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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: The Kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the dÃ©partement system superseded provinces. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: AuvÃ¨rnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ...

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. Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: AuvÃ¨rnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ... Departments (French: dÃ©partements) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Building of the Conseil GÃ©nÃ©ral of the Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partement, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-DÃ´me Puy-de-DÃ´me is a dÃ©partement. ... For the cheese, see Cantal. ... Haute-Loire is a département in south-central France named after the Loire River. ... Allier is a dÃ©partement in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... Bourbonnais was an historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern dÃ©partement of Allier, along with part of the dÃ©partement of Cher. ... Allier is a dÃ©partement in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital OrlÃ©ans Regional President Michel Sapin (PS) (1998 to 2000, and since 2004) Departments Cher Eure-et-Loir Indre Indre-et-Loire Loir-et-Cher Loiret Arrondissements 20 Cantons 198 Communes 1,842 Statistics Land area1 39,151 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 9th) - January... Saint Michel dAiguilhe Chapel Le Puy-en-Velay (Lo PuÃ¨i de Velai in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language, pronounced [lu/lÉ™ ËˆpÅ“j dÉ™ ËˆvÉ™laj]) is a commune of south-central France, prÃ©fecture (capital) of the Haute-Loire dÃ©partement. ... GÃ©vaudan is a city in France, in LozÃ¨re department. ... Capital Montpellier Land areaÂ¹ 27,376 kmÂ² Regional President Georges FrÃªche (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... Vivarais (Occitan: VivarÃ©s) refers to a part of France: a traditional region in the south-est of the country, covering the dÃ©partement of ArdÃ¨che, named after its capital Viviers on the river RhÃ´ne. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Lyon Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Departments Ain ArdÃ¨che DrÃ´me IsÃ¨re Loire RhÃ´ne Savoie Haute-Savoie Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 Statistics Land area1 43,698 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 2nd) - January 1, 2006... Coat of arms of Forez Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire dÃ©partement and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partements. ... Coat of arms of the province of Languedoc, now being used as an official flag by the Midi-PyrÃ©nees region as well as by the city of Toulouse Languedoc (LengadÃ²c in Occitan) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day rÃ©gions of Languedoc... Flag of the Lyonnais Lyonnais is a former province of central-eastern France, located in the modern day RhÃ´ne dÃ©partement. ...

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onmouseover="pv(event, 59)" onmouseout="unpv(59)" style="">Alsace • Aquitaine • Auvergne • Bourgogne • Bretagne • Centre • Champagne-Ardenne • Corsica • Franche-Comté • Île-de-France • Languedoc-Roussillon • Limousin • Lorraine • Midi-Pyrénées • Nord-Pas de Calais • Basse-Normandie • Haute-Normandie • Pays de la Loire • Picardie • Poitou-Charentes • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur • Rhône-Alpes Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 312 pixel Image in higher resolution (2000 Ã— 780 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 312 pixel Image in higher resolution (2000 Ã— 780 pixel, file size: 1. ... Building of the Conseil GÃ©nÃ©ral of the Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partement, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-DÃ´me Puy-de-DÃ´me is a dÃ©partement. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (New rÃ©gion flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Strasbourg Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Departments Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 14th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... Location Administration Capital Bordeaux Regional President Alain Rousset (PS) (since 1998) DÃ©partements Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques Arrondissements 18 Cantons 235 Communes 2,296 Statistics Land area1 41,309 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 6th) - January 1, 2005 est. ... Location Administration Capital Dijon Regional President FranÃ§ois Patriat (PS) (since 2004) DÃ©partements Yonne CÃ´te-dOr NiÃ¨vre SaÃ´ne-et-Loire Arrondissements 15 Cantons 174 Communes 2,045 Statistics Land area1 31,582 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 16th) - January 1, 2005 est. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Rennes Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Departments CÃ´tes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan FinistÃ¨re Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 Statistics Land area1 27,209 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 7th) - January 1, 2005 est. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital OrlÃ©ans Regional President Michel Sapin (PS) (1998 to 2000, and since 2004) Departments Cher Eure-et-Loir Indre Indre-et-Loire Loir-et-Cher Loiret Arrondissements 20 Cantons 198 Communes 1,842 Statistics Land area1 39,151 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 9th) - January... Capital ChÃ¢lons-en-Champagne Land areaÂ¹ 25,606 kmÂ² Regional President Jean-Paul Bachy (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 25th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... Capital BesanÃ§on Land areaÂ¹ 16,202 kmÂ² Regional President Raymond Forni (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (RÃ©gion logo) Location Administration Capital Paris Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,011 km... Capital Montpellier Land areaÂ¹ 27,376 kmÂ² Regional President Georges FrÃªche (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Limoges Regional President Jean-Paul Denanot (PS) (since 2004) Departments CorrÃ¨ze Creuse Haute-Vienne Arrondissements 8 Cantons 106 Communes 747 Statistics Land area1 16,942 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 22nd) - January 1, 2006 est. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Metz Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS) (since 2004) Departments Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Statistics Land area1 23,547 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 11th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... Capital Toulouse Land areaÂ¹ 45,348 kmÂ² Regional President Martin Malvy (PS) (since 1998) Population - Jan. ... Capital Lille Area 12,414 km² Regional President Daniel Percheron (PS) (since 2001) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 4th) 4,026,000 3,996,588 324/km² (2004) Arrondissements 13 Cantons 156 Communes 1,546 Départements Nord Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas de Calais is one of... Capital Caen Land areaÂ¹ 17,589 kmÂ² Regional President Philippe Duron (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... Capital Rouen Land areaÂ¹ 12,318 kmÂ² Regional President Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) Population - Jan. ... Capital Nantes Land areaÂ¹ 32,082 kmÂ² Regional President Jacques Auxiette (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Amiens Regional President Claude Gewerc (PS) (since 2004) Departments Aisne Oise Somme Arrondissements 13 Cantons 129 Communes 2,292 Statistics Land area1 19,399 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 12th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... Categories: Stub | Regions of France ... Location Administration Capital Marseille Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) DÃ©partements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne Hautes-Alpes Var Vaucluse Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Statistics Land area1 31,400 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 3rd) - January 1, 2005 est. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Lyon Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Departments Ain ArdÃ¨che DrÃ´me IsÃ¨re Loire RhÃ´ne Savoie Haute-Savoie Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 Statistics Land area1 43,698 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 2nd) - January 1, 2006...

Overseas regions: French Guiana • Guadeloupe • Martinique • Réunion Overseas region (French: RÃ©gion doutre-mer), is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. ...

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