Puy-de-Dôme Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| Puy-de-Dôme | |
|---|---|
Details | |
| Information | |
| Number | 63 |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Prefecture | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Subprefecture | Ambert Issoire Riom Thiers |
| Population
- Total (1999) - Density | Ranked 36th
604,266 76 /km² |
| Area | 7,970 km² |
| Arrondissementss | 5 |
| Cantons | 61 |
| Communes | 470 |
| President of the general council | XX |
| Location | |
Puy-de-Dôme is a French département in the Auvergne region, named after the famous mountain, the Puy-de-Dôme.
Along with several other départements, it was created on 4 March 1790 - at the height of the French Revolution - out of the old province of Auvergne. Originally, the département was to be called Mont d'Or ("golden mountain"), but the deputy of Clermont-Ferrand commented that this would draw undue attention to the fiscal control of the local government over the rest of the "citizens" - highly undesirable in the political climate of the time - and so the name Puy-de-Dôme was chosen instead.
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