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Puy-de-Dôme

Also known as Puy-de-Dome

Puy-de-Dôme (; or lo Puèi Domat) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2023, it had a population of 664,453. Its prefecture is Clermont-Ferrand and subprefectures are Ambert, Issoire, Riom, and Thiers.

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Puy-de-Dôme is a department (administrative division) located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France, with its main city being Clermont-Ferrand. As of 2023, it is home to about 664,500 people and serves as an important administrative area within the broader French regional system.

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Settlement.name: Puy-de-Dôme
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Ancienne prefecture clermont-ferrand.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in Clermont-Ferrand
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Puy-de-Dôme_Department.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Puy-de-Dôme.svg
Settlement.image_map: Puy-de-Dôme-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Puy-de-Dôme in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Clermont-Ferrand
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: AmbertIssoireRiomThiers
Settlement.leader_title: President of the Departmental Council

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Puy de Dôme
Official name: Puy-de-Dôme
Country: France
Located in: Auvergne
Contains: Job
Capital: Clermont-Ferrand
Population: 664453
Area: 7970
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Loire
Highest point: Puy de Sancy
Official website: www.puy-de-dome.fr
Image: Ancienne prefecture clermont-ferrand.jpg

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category of associated people: Category:People from Puy-de-Dôme
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Puy-de-Dôme
Commons category: Puy-de-Dôme
inception: 1790-03-04
topic's main category: Category:Puy-de-Dôme
category for people born here: Category:Births in Puy-de-Dôme
Commons gallery: Puy-de-Dôme
owner of: Panoramique des Dômes
annual number of weddings: 1904
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia
webcam page URL: www.puy-de-dome.fr/routes/webcam.html
native label: Puèi Domat
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Principal towns
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Politics
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
See also
References
External links

Named after the Puy de Dôme dormant volcano, its inhabitants were called Puydedomois in French until 2005. With effect from 2006, in response to a letter writing campaign, the name used for the inhabitants was changed by the Puy-de-Dôme General Council to Puydômois; this is the name that has since then been used in all official documents and publications.

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