- Puy-de-Dôme
Infobox_Department_of_France
department=Puy-de-Dôme|number=63
region=Auvergne
prefecture=Clermont-Ferrand
subprefectures=Ambert Issoire Riom
Thiers
population=604,266|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=36th|density=76
area=7970|area_scale=9
arrond=5|cantons=61|communes=470
president=Jean-Yves Gouttebel |pres_party=
img_coa=blason63.pngPuy-de-Dôme ("lo Puèi de Doma" / "lo Puèi Domat" in the "
Auvergnat " dialect of the Occitan language) is a department in the center ofFrance named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.History
Puy-de-Dôme is one of the original 83 departments created during the
French Revolution onMarch 4 ,1790 . It was created from the former province of Auvergne. Originally, the department was to be called "Mont d'Or" ("golden mountain"), but this was judged not to be a very egalitarian name.Geography
Puy-de-Dôme is part of the current region of Auvergne and is surrounded by the departments of
Loire ,Haute-Loire ,Cantal ,Corrèze , andCreuse .The department is in the
Massif Central and boasts more than 80 volcanic craters. It is three hours fromParis and an hour fromLyon by highways A71 and A72. The A75 links it to theMediterranean Sea .Main cities are
Clermont-Ferrand , Thiers,Riom ,Issoire ,Ambert andCournon-d'Auvergne .ee also
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Cantons of the Puy-de-Dôme department
*Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
*Arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department External links
*fr icon [http://www.puy-de-dome.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
*fr icon [http://www.cg63.fr/ General Council website]
* ODP|Regional/Europe/France/Regions/Auvergne/Puy-de-Dome|Puy-de-Dome
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