Puy de Paillaret
Puy de Paillaret is a volcano in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,726 metres. Puy de Paillaret is situated nearby to the locality Montagne de Courreix, as well as near Puy de la Perdrix.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puy de Sancy and Puy Ferrand.
Puy de Sancy
Volcano
Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central, in Puy-de-Dôme departement of south central France. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years.
Lac des Hermines
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lac des Hermines is an artificial lake near Super-Besse, in Puy-de-Dôme, France. At an elevation of 1350 m, its surface area is 0.14 km2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Picherande and Mont Dore.
Picherande
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picherande is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne in central France.
Mont Dore
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
Mont Dore is a town in France. The Spa town, Mont Dore is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the Auvergne. Puy de Sancy, at 1886 m towering over the town, gives the illusion that you are in a much larger mountain range than actually is the case.
Saint-Donat
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Donat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Saint-Donat is situated 9 km southwest of Puy de Paillaret.
Puy de Paillaret
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,726 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.50871° or 45° 30′ 31″ northLongitude
2.82609° or 2° 49′ 34″ eastElevation
1,726 metres (5,663 feet)Open location code
8FQ4GR5G+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 969134185OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Occitan—“Puy de Paillaret” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Puy de Paillaret”
- Dutch: “Puy de Paillaret”
- French: “puy de Paillaret”
- French: “Puy de Paillaret”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Puèi Palharet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Montagne de Courreix and Puy de la Perdrix.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Super-besse - le-paillaret and Col du Couhay.
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