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Auvergne Auvergne Region

 

 Auvergne  Region

 

 

 

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The Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces: Auvergne, Bourbonnais, Velay, a small part of Gévaudan, a small part of Vivarais and a small part of Forez.


The region contains many volcanoes, although the last confirmed eruption was around 6,000 years ago, and most have eroded away leaving plugs of unerupted hardened magma that form rounded hilltops known as puys. In the region surrounding Clermont-Ferrand, the highest mountain is 1,885m (6,180ft). From north to south the terrain becomes flatter and rockier. The Auvergne is 25 % woodland, 45 % grassland, 20 % arable land and 10 % other uses (including urban areas). The region is predominantly agricultural with tourism slowly becoming more important. Cows are much in evidence and are used both for meat and for milk, which is made into a number of well known cheeses: Bleu d'Auvergne, Cantal, Fourme d'Ambert and Saint-Nectaire.

 

Hiking itineraries in Auvergne 

In Auvergne there are plenty of hiking trails or footpaths. The pilgrimage walk on the Puy Itinerary on the  Camino to Santiago de Compostela can start there in Le Puy en Velay, crossing the famous Aubrac plateau that pilgrims in the Middle Age use to walk on their way to Santiago when they followed the Puy Route.

In Le Puy en Velay you can also start the trek on the Stevenson Way in 13 hiking days. This is also a very popular hiking itinerary in France.

 


 See our Self-guided walking tours in the Auvergne Region, on the Way of St James

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