Puy du petit Sault
Puy du petit Sault is a volcano in Ceyssat, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,028 metres. Puy du petit Sault is situated nearby to the locality Sigoine, as well as near Gorce.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puy-de-Dôme and Col de Ceyssat.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
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 9 km northeast of Puy du petit Sault.
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 10 km east of Puy du petit Sault.
Puy du petit Sault
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,028 metres
- Also known as: “Petit Sault”
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ceyssat, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.76885° or 45° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
2.94413° or 2° 56′ 39″ eastElevation
1,028 metres (3,373 feet)Open location code
8FQ4QW9V+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4172139845OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Puy du petit Sault from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Puy du petit Sault” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Puy du petit Sault”
- Dutch: “Puy du petit Sault”
- French: “puy du petit Sault”
- French: “Puy du petit Sault”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sigoine and Gorce.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puy du grand Sault and Le-puy-de-dome - ceyssat.
Auvergne: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Clermont-Ferrand, Vichy, Aurillac, and Le Puy-en-Velay.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0.