Regions of FranceAquitaine Region

Population: 1.3 million (2002 estimate - French National Statistics Institute)

Departments: Allier (03), Cantal (15), Haute-Loire (43), Puy-de-Dôme (63)

Capital: Clermont-Ferrand (http:// http://www.ville-clermont-ferrand.fr/)

Other Major Cities: Vichy (http://www.ville-vichy.fr/), Moulins (http://www.ville-moulins.fr/) and Le Puy-en-Velay (http://www.mairie-le-puy-en-velay.fr)

Location: The Auvergne region is located in the center of France boarding the regions of Burgundy and Center to the north, Limousin to the west, Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées to the south and Rhone-Alpes to the east.

Major waterway: Allier River

Major Mountain Rage: Massif Central

Airport: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (http://www.clermont-fd.cci.fr/aeroport/aeroport.php)

Narrative: The Auvergne region is predominantly rural with tourism, industry and agriculture being its most important economic sectors. The population in the Auvergne has more or less remained constant over the last two hundred years. During the last few years the Auvergne region has had an unemployment rate just under the national average.

Web resources:
Auvergne Regional Council (Conseil Régional) - http://www.cr-auvergne.fr
Allier Departmental Council (Conseil Général) - http://www.cg03.fr
Cantal Departmental Council (Conseil Général) - http://www.cg15.fr
Haute-Loire Departmental Council (Conseil Général) - http://www.cg43.fr
Puy-de-Dôme Departmental Council (Conseil Général) - http://www.cg63.fr
Tourist Board - http://www.crt-auvergne.fr
Publications in English - http://www.ard-auvergne.com/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=12

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