Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152. Its prefecture is Clermont-Ferrand and subprefectures are Ambert, Issoire, Riom and Thiers.
Puy de Dôme is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy de Dôme was created by a Peléan eruption, some 10,700 years ago. Puy de Dôme is approximately 10 km from Clermont-Ferrand. The Puy-de-Dôme département is named after the volcano.
Le Puy-en-Velay is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.
The Circuit de Charade, also known as Circuit Louis Rosier and Circuit Clermont-Ferrand, is a motorsport race track in Saint-Genès-Champanelle near Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. The circuit, built around the base of an extinct volcano, was known for its challenging layout which favored the most skillful drivers and motorcyclists. It hosted the French Grand Prix four times and the French motorcycle Grand Prix ten times.
The Arrondissement of Issoire is an arrondissement of France in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 134 communes. Its population is 78,866 (2018), and its area is 2,296.7 km2 (886.8 sq mi).
The Chaîne des Puys is a north-south oriented chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars in the Massif Central of France. The chain is about 40 km (25 mi) long, and the identified volcanic features, which constitute a volcanic field, include 48 cinder cones, eight lava domes, and 15 maars and explosion craters. Its highest point is the lava dome of Puy de Dôme, located near the middle of the chain, which is 1,465 m (4,806 ft) high. The name of the range comes from a French term, puy, which refers to a volcanic mountain with a rounded profile. A date of 4040 BCE is usually given for the last eruption of a Chaîne des Puys volcano.
Châteldon is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Courpière is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Aubière is a commune located in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeast France. As of 2017 its population was 10,061.
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Bulhon is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Prondines is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Saint-Jean-des-Ollières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
La Tour-d'Auvergne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
The Tour de France was not held during World War II because the organisers refused German requests. Although a 1940 Tour de France had been announced earlier, the outbreak of the war made it impossible for it to be held. After that, some attempts were made by the Germans during the war to have a Tour de France to maintain the sense of normality, but l'Auto, the organising newspaper, refused. Some other races were run as a replacement.
Alain Néri is a French politician. He was the deputy for Puy-de-Dôme's 2nd constituency from 1997 to 2011 in the National Assembly of France. He was then senator for Puy-de-Dôme from 2011 to 2017. He is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
Jean Michel is a French politician. He was the member of the National Assembly for Puy-de-Dôme's 6th constituency from 1997 to 2012 as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group.
The Puy-de-Dôme General Council is the deliberative assembly of the Puy-de-Dôme department. It consists of sixty-one members and its headquarters are in Clermont-Ferrand, capital of the department, and the president is Jean-Yves Gouttebel. The general councillors are elected for a six-year term. The Puy-de-Dôme General Council includes 15 vice-presidents. The General Council has a logo.
The Temple of Mercury at Puy de Dôme is a Gallo-Roman trachyte temple built in the 2nd century at the summit of the lava dome. It replaced a 1st-century arkose temple on the same site, which was apparently too small to accommodate the many pilgrims who visited. Its remains were revealed by excavation campaigns in 1875 and at the turn of the century.
Jacques Vivier (FRA)
