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Code: 63
Region: Auvergne
Traditional provinces: Auvergne,
Bourbonnais
Bordering departments: Allier,
Cantal,
Corrèze,
Creuse, Loire,
Haute-Loire
Area: 7,970 km2
Population (1995): 601,100 inhabitants
Préfecture: Clermont-Ferrand
Sous-préfectures: Ambert, Issoire, Riom, Thiers
Subdivisions: 5 arrondissements, 61 cantons, 470 communes.
The department is named after the ancient volcano Puy-de-Dôme (1,465 m).