| Haute-Loire | |
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| Coat of arms of the Haute-Loire department | |
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| 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 |
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| 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. | |
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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 March 4, 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.
See also
- Cantons of the Haute-Loire department
- Communes of the Haute-Loire department
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire department
Notable residents
- Claude-Jean Allouez, born in Saint-Didier-en-Velay, Jesuit missionary to North America[1]
References
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- ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) Regional council website
- (English) Tourist website in English
- (English) Website concerned with the western half of the Haute Loire which follows the relatively unknown Allier valley and gorges - the Haut-Allier
- (English and French) Regordane Info - The independent portal for The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail. The Regordane Way crosses The Haute-Loire, commencing from Le Puy southwards
