Districts
The Auvergne Region is composed of 4 districts:
- Allier
- Cantal
- Haute-Loire
- Puy-de-Dôme
A few figures
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)
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 étudiants
2 universities
5 engineering schools
1 business school |
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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"
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