Auvergne (province)

:This article is about the historical county and province of Auvergne. For the modern-day administrative région of Auvergne, see Auvergne (région).

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Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. It is the name of the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province. The traditional capital of the province of Auvergne was Riom.

Related Topics:
Province of France - Riom

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Today, the whole of the province of Auvergne is contained inside the administrative région of Auvergne, a région which also includes provinces and territories that were not part of Auvergne historically. The capital of the région of Auvergne is Clermont-Ferrand.

Related Topics:
Région - Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand

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