Auvergne in numbers

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Auvergne in numbers

Come to Auvergne

Auvergne in numbers

Départements

The Auvergne Region is composed of 4 districts:
– Allier
– Cantal
– Haute-Loire
– Puy-de-Dôme

Surface area
26 000 km2
4,8 % of the national territory of France

Population
1 309 000 inhabitants
2,2 % of the French population

Density : 50 inhabitants per km2 (104 inhabitants per km2 in France)

 

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Towns

1,310 towns and villages of which:
- 90 % have less than 2,000 inhabitants
- 1 % have more than 10,000 inhabitants

Two Regional Natural Parks (the Livradois-Forez Park and the Auvergne Volcanoes Park)

Higher education
40,000 student
2 universities
5 engineering schools
1 business school

Economy
Several European and world leaders (Michelin, Limagrain, Volvic…)

Companies :
Tertiary: 63 %
Industry: 25 %
Agriculture: 10 %
Other: 2 %

Tourism
More than 180,000 beds for tourists (hotels, camp-sites, B&B, gîtes, holiday villages...)

30 million nights of tourist accommodation per year.

Places to visit: more than 500 Romanesque churches, 10 spa towns : with all the charm of the "Belle Epoque"

Climat
Weather report, today’s weather in Auvergne: click here !

To get more informations about the climate, just choose your district:

• Allier
• Cantal
• Haute-Loire
• Puy-de-Dôme

The Auvergne Film Commission is funded by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. She is a member of the Film France network and works in close collaboration with the Rhône-Alpes Film Commission.

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