Place details
Place nameAuvergne
Other namesAlvernia, Arvernia
CountryFrance
Latitude45.417
Longitude2.583
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Related to the historic region of Auvergne. It is a planning department of modern France, its economy based on animal husbandry in the mountain areas and on wheat and fodder cultivation on the plains. It is relatively sparsely populated.