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The Auvergne region has more than 1 300 000 inhabitants and the greatest of the Monts Dore, le Puy de
Sancy at 1886 metres. The Auvergne takes its name from the Gallic tribe, the Arvernes. There are more
than 1200 hotels in the Auvergne even though is largely an undiscovered tourist area. The Auvergne is
one of the leading hydrotherapy centres in the country with 10 hydrotherapy spas in the region.
The Auvergne is great for sports and outdoor lovers. The Auvergne is blessed with wide open
natural spaces and all the amenities needed to enjoy all types of activities such as hiking,
winter sports, water and air sports. The favourite sports of the "Auvergnats" (the people of Auvergne) are
football and rugby. The Auvergne can boast of 900 kilometres of cross-country ski tracks.
- Regional information for Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne
Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the center of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme. The department is in the Massif Central and boasts more than 80 volcanic craters.
- Regional information for Allier, Auvergne
The department of the Allier, in the
Massif Central in the Auvergne, is much appreciated for its landscapes: its gorges, its ancient forests and its mountains.
- Regional information for Cantal, Auvergne
Cantal is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department.
- Regional information for Haute-Loire, Auvergne
Haute-Loire is part of the current regions of France of Auvergne and is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme..
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