Puy-de-Dôme department

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Puy-de-Dôme is a department in central France known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Chaîne des Puys and the iconic Puy de Dôme peak, as well as the city of Clermont-Ferrand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French department
administrativeDivisionOf France
borders Allier (department)
Cantal (department)
Corrèze (department) NERFINISHED
Creuse (department)
Haute-Loire (department)
Haute-Vienne (department)
Loire (department)
Puy-de-Dôme (department)
capital Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
contains Chaîne des Puys
Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
Lac Pavin
Massif du Sancy
Monts Dore
Puy de Dôme (mountain)
Vulcania (theme park)
country France
createdBy French Revolution administrative reorganization
createdIn 1790
departmentNumber 63
formerRegion Auvergne (region) NERFINISHED
hasMajorUniversity Université Clermont Auvergne NERFINISHED
historicProvince Auvergne (historic province) NERFINISHED
ISO3166-2Code FR-63
knownFor Chaîne des Puys volcanic alignment
Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
Puy de Dôme peak NERFINISHED
volcanic landscapes
language French
locatedIn central France
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED
majorCompany Michelin
majorIndustry tire manufacturing
namedAfter Puy de Dôme (mountain)
partOf Massif Central
prefecture Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
regionSeatLocatedIn Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
subprefecture Ambert NERFINISHED
Issoire
Riom
Thiers
timeZone CEST
CET
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
vehicleRegistrationCode 63


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