Puy-de-Dôme
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For the volcano, see Puy de Dôme.
Puy-de-Dôme (French: [pɥi də dom] ⓘ; Auvergnat: lo Puèi de Doma or lo Puèi Domat) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285.[3] Its prefecture is Clermont-Ferrand and subprefectures are Ambert, Issoire, Riom, and Thiers.
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Puy-de-Dôme
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 3°13′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Prefecture | Clermont-Ferrand |
Subprefectures | Ambert Issoire Riom Thiers |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Lionel Chauvin[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,970 km2 (3,080 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 662,285 |
• Rank | 38th |
• Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 63 |
Arrondissements | 5 |
Cantons | 31 |
Communes | 464 |
Website | puy-de-dome.fr |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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Named after the Puy de Dôme dormant volcano, its inhabitants were called Puydedomois in French until 2005. With effect from 2006, in response to a letter writing campaign, the name used for the inhabitants was changed by the Puy-de-Dôme General Council to Puydômois; this is the name that has since then been used in all official documents and publications.