Auvergne
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Au·vergne
geographical name \ō-ˈvernʸ, -ˈvərn\Definition of AUVERGNE
region & former province S cen France ∗ Clermont (now Clermont-Ferrand)
Auvergne
(Concise Encyclopedia)Region (pop., 2006 est.: 1,335,938), south-central France. It was once inhabited by the Arverni, a Gallic people led by Vercingetorix and defeated by Julius Caesar. It was yielded to the Visigoths in AD 475 and conquered by the Franks under Clovis I in 507. It became part of Aquitaine, and in the 8th century it was made a countship. It passed to the Bourbons in 1416 and to France c. 1530.
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