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Auvergne

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administrative region of France (1956-2015)

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Auvergne was an administrative region in France that existed from 1956 to 2015, serving as a territorial division for local government and public services. It was merged with the neighboring Rhône-Alpes region in 2016 to create a larger administrative area called Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as part of France's regional reorganization.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
region of France
Named after
Auvergne
Official name
Auvergne
Country
France
Contains
Puy-de-Dôme
Population
1357668
Area
26013
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Limousin
Image
Panorama puy de dome sud.jpg
Said to be same as
Auvergne
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inception
1960-06-04
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2016-01-01
native label
Auvergne
language used
Occitan
Commons category
Auvergne
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Encyclopedic overview

Auvergne (/oʊˈvɛərn(jə), oʊˈvɜːrn/; French: [ovɛʁɲ] ; Occitan: Auvèrnhe or Auvèrnha) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. On 1 January 2016, the region was merged with surrounding historical regions to form a new first-level administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

The administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, one of the seven counties of Occitania, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Auvergne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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