Pourquoi le Puy de Dôme s'appelle le Puy-de-dôme ?
Pourquoi le Puy de Dôme s'appelle le Puy-de-dôme ?
Au cœur de la Chaîne des Puys Haut de 1 465 mètres, le puy de Dôme surplombe l'ensemble des 80 volcans formés lors d'une éruption unique qui constituent la jeune Chaîne des Puys du Massif Central. Situé dans le Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne, il a donné son nom au département du Puy-de-Dôme en 1791.
Quel est le type des volcans d'Auvergne ?
Les volcans de type « peléen » (Puy de Dôme, Puy Chopine, Grand Sarcouy, etc… dans la chaîne des Volcans d'Auvergne) se forment par l'extrusion progressive d'une lave très visqueuse, s'accumulant en forme de dôme.
What is the meaning of Auvergne in French?
- Auvergne (/oʊˈvɛərn(jə), oʊˈvɜːrn/; French: [ovɛʁɲ] ( listen); Auvergnat: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It comprises four departments: Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire.
What is the administrative region of Auvergne?
- The administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, one of the seven counties of Occitania, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces:
What is the highest point in the Auvergne?
- The Sancy Massif in the Monts Dore is the highest point in Auvergne (1,886 metres (6,188 ft)). The northern part is covered in hills, while the southern portion is mountainous and dotted with pastures. The Forest of Tronçais covers nearly 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) and is the largest oak forest in Europe.
Where is Puy-de-Dôme located?
- Puy-de-Dôme is part of the current region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Haute-Loire, Cantal, Corrèze, Allier, and Creuse . The department is in the Massif Central and boasts more than 80 volcanic craters. It is three hours from Paris and an hour from Lyon by highways A71 and A89.
