History of Auvergne

thumb|Arverni coin depicting a warrior, 5th-1st century BC.

victory of Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix over a Roman army led by Julius Caesar

French noble family

show trial, held in Riom by the Vichy France regime, to prove that the leaders of the French Third Republic had been responsible for France's defeat by Germany in 1940

Gallo-Roman "curse tablet" in the Gaulish language

thumb|321x321px|Location of La Châtaigneraie (in light blue) in the Auvergne|Auvergne region Châtaigneraie (; ), also called Châtaigneraie cantalienne, is a natural region in France located in Auvergne, southwest of the Cantal department.