Auvergne (administrative region)

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Auvergne
Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha (Occitan)
Flag of Auvergne.svg
Blason de l'Auvergne.svg
Auvergne in France.svg
Coordinates: 45°20′N3°00′E / 45.333°N 3.000°E / 45.333; 3.000
CountryFlag of France.svg France
Dissolved31 December 2015
Prefecture Clermont-Ferrand
Departments
4
Government
   President René Souchon (PS)
Area
  Total26,013 km2 (10,044 sq mi)
Population
 (2013-01-01) [1]
  Total1,357,668
  Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code FR-C
GDP  (2012) [2] Ranked 19th
Total€33.8 billion (US$47.29 bn)
Per capita€24,920 (US$34,868)
NUTS Region FR7
Website auvergne.fr

Auvergne ( /ˈvɛərn(jə),ˈvɜːrn/ ; [3] [4] [5] [6] French: [ovɛʁɲ] ; Occitan : Auvèrnhe or Auvèrnha) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. On 1 January 2016, the region was dissolved and its territory has been part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. [7]

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:

Velay, Gévaudan, and Vivarais are often considered to be sub-provinces of the old province of Languedoc. Forez is also often considered to be a sub-province of Lyonnais. Therefore, the modern region of Auvergne is composed of the provinces of Auvergne, major part of Bourbonnais, and parts of Languedoc and Lyonnais.

Geography

Auvergne had an area of 26,013 square kilometres (10,044 sq mi), which is 4.8% of France's total area. Auvergne was one of the smallest regions in France during its existence.

Auvergne was bordered by the administrative regions of Centre-Val de Loire and Burgundy to the north, Rhône-Alpes to the east, Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées to the south, and Limousin.

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