HAUTE-LOIRE

'Haute-Loire' (Occitan: ''Naut Léger'') is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.

Contents

History

Geography

Demography

See also

Notable residents

References

External links

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

★ 1. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896, , , , Marquis Who's Who, ,

External links

★ Prefecture website

★ Regional council website

★ Tourist website in English