Auvergne is one of the régions of France.
It is important to note that the current administrative région of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne , and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne région is made up of the following old provinces:
- Auvergne : départements of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, northwest of Haute-Loire, and extreme south of Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne région.
- Bourbonnais : département of Allier . A small part of Bourbonnais is also contained inside the Centre région .
- Velay: center and southeast of département of Haute-Loire. Velay is entirely contained inside the Auvergne région .
- a small part of Gévaudan: extreme southwest of Haute-Loire. Gévaudan is essentially inside the Languedoc-Roussillon région.
- a small part of Vivarais: extreme southeast of Haute-Loire. Vivarais is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes région.
- a small part of Forez: extreme northeast of Haute-Loire. Forez is essentially inside the Rhône-Alpes région.
Velay, Gévaudan, and Vivarais are often considered to be sub-provinces part of the province of Languedoc. Forez is also often considered to be a sub-province part of Lyonnais. If so, then the Auvergne région is made up of the provinces of Auvergne, Bourbonnais, and parts of Languedoc and Lyonnais.
