France Attractions Auvergne

Country Name: French Republic

Capital City: Paris

Population: 60,876,136 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.35% (2006)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: French

Area: 547,030 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.7% (December 2006)

Domain extension: .fr

FRANCE ATTRACTIONS BY PROVINCE

Auvergne -Auvergnee Region is made up of the following old provinces: Auvergne, ? Bourbonnais, Velay, a small part of G?vaudan, a small part of Vivarais, a small part of Forez. The capital city of the Region is Clermont-Ferrand.

Auvergne Main Attraction province

Clermont-Ferrand ranks among the oldest cities of France, is located in the Auvergne r?gion. Clermont-Ferrand's most famous public square is place de Jaude, on which stands a grand statue of Vercingetorix sitting imperiously on a horse and holding a glaive. (Photo: Author: Laussy License: GNUfdl)

Vichy is a spa and resort town in central France, with a population of approximately 78,000.Vichy is also a kind of shower in which large quantities of warm water are delivered to a spa patron, sometimes with a Scott's firehose (a firehose that delivers alternating bursts of hot and cold water).