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Auvergne is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The region consists of the Departments of: Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dome. The traditional Provinces of: Auvergne & Bourbonnais. The largest city of Auvergne is [Clermont-Ferrand]] (409,558 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 1999), having replaced Riom as the capital of Auvergne. A large part of the Auvergne region is covered by the volcanic Massif Central mountain range, which stretches over nearly one-sixth of France's total area. |
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For books on France as a whole and more than one region see the Fatbirder France page...Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux - Auvergne
WebsiteLa Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux agit au quotidien pour que l`oiseau libre soit respecté et toujours plus proche de l`homme...
Regional Nature Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne
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Everything begins with the Tertiary, when the Alps and the Pyrenees sprang up: the vast granite plateau which then covered Auvergne cracked and split. The melted lava flowed from the cracks: in Limagne...
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Oiseaux menacés d'Auvergne
WebsiteFruit du travail des ornithologues de la LPO Auvergne dont on connaît la compétence et le sérieux qui existaient déjà du temps de l'ex-COA (Centre Ornithologique d'Auvergne), ce fascicule richement illustré de photos et d'aquarelles en couleurs, est une réussite tant au plan de la protection de la nature car il devient l'ouvrage de référence en la matière pour l'Auvergne, qu'au plan de l'édition car cet ouvrage est des plus agréables à consulter...
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