This article is about the French administrative région of Auvergne. For the historical county and province of Auvergne, see
Auvergne (province). Auvergne (
Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) 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 Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces:
Auvergne:
departments of
Puy-de-Dôme,
Cantal, northwest of
Haute-Loire, and extreme south of
Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne region.
Bourbonnais: department of
Allier. A small part of Bourbonnais is also contained inside the
Centre region.
Velay: center and southeast of department of Haute-Loire. Velay is entirely contained inside the Auvergne region.a small part of
Gévaudan: extreme southwest of Haute-Loire. Gévaudan is essentially inside the
Languedoc-Roussillon region.a small part of
Vivarais: extreme southeast of Haute-Loire. Vivarais is essentially inside the
Rhône-Alpes region.a small part of
Forez: extreme northeast of Haute-Loire. Forez is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes region.
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