Auvergne

Famous for the volcanic landscape, Roquefort blue cheese and spring water. Vercingetorix and the marquis de La Fayette. A region worth exploring and dedicating sometime.

At the very center of France lies the mountainous region of the Massif Central (central mountain mass). At its core lies Auvergne, an historic region and former province of central France, which today makes up of the departments of Allier (03), Cantal (15), Haute-Loire (43), and Puy-de-Dome (63). Its name is derived from the Arverni, a Celtic people whose leader VERCINGETORIX defied and was defeated by Julius Caesar. In fact, this region has been settled by humans probably longer than anywhere else in France.

In 1527 the duchy of Auvergne, created in 1360, was united with the French crown. The northern part of the Allier department comprises an area which was once the ancient province of Bourbonnais, perhaps best known for the long-lived dynasty of Bourbon kings named after its castle. Henry IV, the first Bourbon to become king of France (1589), was the son of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and king of Navarre. His direct descendants ruled France (except from 1792 to 1814) until 1830, when Charles X was deposed; the lineage died out in 1883 with Henri, comte de Chambord.

Since the reign of the Bourbons, Auvergnats have not been strangers to positions of power in France: politicians such as Valery Giscard-d'Estaing, Georges Pompidou, and Jacques Chirac all hail from this region. With a reputation for being tough and thrifty, the Auvergnats -- who like to describe France as "the Auvergne with a bit of land around it" -- have often traveled far in search of work. It is commonplace to find many Auvergnat-run cafes in Paris.

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List of properties updated September, 07, 2007

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La Verrerie

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La Verrerie is a small hamlet about a mile from the village centre of Egliseneuve-des-Liards. The house is a traditional Auvergne farmhouse converted to provide two comfortable gites in addition to a ...

La Verrerie, Egliseneuve-des-liards, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, 63490


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