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Haute-Loire

 
 
Haute-Loire (ōt-lwär) , department (1990 pop. 206,568), S central France, largely in the Massif Central. Le Puy-en-Velay is the capital.


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Haute-Loire
Coat of arms of the Haute-Loire department
Location
Location of Haute-Loire in France
Administration
Department number: 43
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Le Puy-en-Velay
Subprefectures: Brioude
Yssingeaux
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 35
Communes: 260
President of the General Council: Gérard Roche
Statistics
Population Ranked 85th
 -1999 209,113
Population density: 42/km2
Land area¹: 4977 km2
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

Haute-Loire (Occitan: Naut Léger) is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.

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History

Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne, Languedoc, and Lyonnais.

Geography

Haute-Loire is part of the current regions of France of Auvergne and is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Cantal, and Puy-de-Dôme.

The department covers the upper reaches of the Loire.

Demography

The inhabitants of the department are called Altiligériens.

Notable residents

See also

References

    1. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967. 

External links

  • (English) Tourist website
  • (English) The Haut-Allier Website concerned with the western half of the Haute Loire which follows the relatively unknown Allier valley and gorges
  • (English) (French) Regordane Info Independent portal for the Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail. (The Regordane Way crosses The Haute-Loire, commencing from Le Puy southwards)

Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 4°00′00″E / 45.000°N 4.000°E / 45.000; 4.000


 
 
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