Terroirs map Auvergne History
 

Tourism
Specialities

Return on the map

 


Ancient Gallic golden coinr

 

Home of the shinest Gallic Arvernes’ civilisation, Auvergne remained one of the last bastion of Romanity under the aegis of a militar and episcopal dynasty. Formed with the valley of Auvergne, Bourbonnais and Velay, the region belonged to the neighbour kingdom of Aquitaine before to be divided in many earldoms that the royal domain absorbed. It's actually organized in 4 departments : Cantal, Allier, Puy de Dome and Haute Loire. In this thermal earth you could find many spas with notorious sources of water.