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Auvergne is an administrative région of central France, consisting of the départementThe departements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas regions''. They are subdivided into 342 arrondissements''. Departements are also found is of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Allier.

1 History

Auvergne was also historically a province of FranceThe kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the departement system superseded provinces. The change was an attempt to eradicate local loyalties based on noble ownership of land and focus all loyalty on, deriving its name from Averni, a GallicGallia (in English Gaul is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. In English the word Gaul commonly ref tribe who once occupied the area. In 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time., the historical province was divided into the modern-day départements, although Haute-Loire and Allier also include some land from the historical provinces of Bourbonnais , Lyonnais and Languedoc.

See also Rulers of Auvergne

2 Geography

The principal town of Auvergne is Clermont-Ferrand. 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.