Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285. 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. It 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.
Mont-Dore, in common usage Le Mont-Dore, is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
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).
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.
Châtel-Guyon 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.
Saint-Jean-d'Heurs is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Saint-Jean-en-Val is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
La Tour-d'Auvergne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Super Besse is a winter sports resort located in Massif Central, France.
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.
The 4th constituency of the Puy-de-Dôme is a French legislative constituency in the Puy-de-Dôme département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two-round electoral system. It has been represented by Delphine Lingemann since 2022.
Jacques Vivier (FRA)
