Auvergne
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Auvergne is a cultural region in central France. It is now largely part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes administrative region.
Volcanoes.
Puy de Dôme.
Puy du Sancy.
Puy Pariou.
Clermont-Ferrand
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Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,351. Its metropolitan area had 510,669 inhabitants in 2022. It is the prefecture of the P
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…in Auvergne marks the Battle of Gergovia. Based on scholars' interpretation of books by Caesar, it took place about 12 km (7.5 mi) from present-day Clermont-Ferrand; this has not been conclusively proved. Initially, Vercingetorix and his troops overcame Julius Caesar and the Roman army at Gergovia in 52 BC. Roman…
Photomontage: view of the historic center from Montjuzet Park (top) Victoire Square and Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral; Statue of Vercingétorix; and Chaussetiers Street (middle) Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port (bottom)
Only remaining Gallo-Roman wall of the Vasso Galate temple, Clermont-Ferrand
Statue of Vercingétorix by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi on the main square of the city
Galeries of Jaude