Monts Dômes
Monts Dômes is a mountain in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,411 metres. Monts Dômes is situated nearby to the locality La Font de l’Arbre, as well as near Laschamp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puy-de-Dôme and Temple of Mercury.
Puy-de-Dôme
Volcano
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Puy de Dôme is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate.
Temple of Mercury
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The Temple of Mercury at Puy de Dôme is a Gallo-Roman trachyte temple built in the 2nd century at the summit of the lava dome. It replaced a 1st-century arkose temple on the same site, which was apparently too small to accommodate the many pilgrims who visited.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Égaules and Chamalières.
Égaules
Hamlet
Égaules is a small hamlet, part of the Volvic commune in Puy-de-Dôme département, in Auvergne, France. It is situated at an altitude of 800 m upon a spur, where the thalweg is incised at 666 m above sea level. Égaules is situated 8 km northeast of Monts Dômes.
Chamalières
Town
Photo: Alexandre.chassignon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chamalières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,276 inhabitants, Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. Chamalières is situated 8 km east of Monts Dômes.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city in central France, the capital of the Auvergne region. Population 140,000.
Monts Dômes
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,411 metres
- Also known as: “Chaîne des Dômes” and “Monts Domes”
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Monts Dômes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monts Dômes”
- French: “monts Dômes”
- French: “Monts Dômes”
- Venetian: “Monti Dômes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Font de l’Arbre and Laschamp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Mercurius and Petit Puy de Dôme.
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