Puy de Sancy

Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the , in departement of south central . It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Puy Redon and Puy Ferrand.

Peak
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is a peak.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Volcano
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Picherande and Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise.

Village
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is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne in central . is situated 8 km southwest of Puy de Sancy.

Village
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, also known… is situated 9 km east of Puy de Sancy.

Village
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La Tour-d'Auvergne is a commune in the department in Auvergne in central . is situated 10 km west of Puy de Sancy.

Puy de Sancy

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Latitude
45.52824° or 45° 31′ 42″ north
Longitude
2.81401° or 2° 48′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FQ4GRH7+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26864391
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2976237
Wiki­data ID
Q778597

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Puy de Sancy” goes by many names.
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  • Belarusian: “Пюі-дэ-Сансі”
  • Bosnian: “puy de Sancy”
  • Breton: “Puèi de Sant Circ”
  • Catalan: “puèi de Sant Circ”
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  • Cebuano: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Chinese: “桑西山”
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  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوى د سانسى”
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  • French: “Puy de la Croix” (historical)
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  • Georgian: “პიუი-დე-სანსი”
  • German: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Hebrew: “פוי דה סנסי”
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  • Italian: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Japanese: “ピュイ・ド・サンシー”
  • Japanese: “ピュイ＝ド＝サンスィ山”
  • Jèrriais: “puy de Sancy”
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  • Lithuanian: “Piui de Sansi”
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  • Mingrelian: “პიუი-დე-სანსი”
  • Northern Frisian: “Puy de Sancy”
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  • Norwegian: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Puèi de la Crotz”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Puèi de Sancí”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Puèi de Sant Circ”
  • Piemontese: “puy de Sancy”
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  • Romansh: “puy de Sancy”
  • Russian: “Пюи-де-Санси”
  • Russian: “Санси”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “puy de Sancy”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “puy de Sancy”
  • Slovak: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Slovenian: “puy de Sancy”
  • Spanish: “Pico de Sancy”
  • Swedish: “puy de Sancy”
  • Tahitian: “puy de Sancy”
  • Turkish: “puy de Sancy”
  • Ukrainian: “Пюї де Сансі”
  • Venetian: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Vietnamese: “Puy de Sancy”
  • Walloon: “puy de Sancy”
  • Welsh: “puy de Sancy”
  • Zulu: “puy de Sancy”

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