Puy de Besace
Puy de Besace is a volcano in Ceyssat, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,112 metres. Puy de Besace is situated nearby to the locality Sigoine, as well as near Triolle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,112 metres
- Description: volcano in France
- Also known as: “Puy Besace”
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 Chamalières and Égaules.
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 de Besace.
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 10 km northeast of Puy de Besace.
Puy de Besace
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Ceyssat, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.76099° or 45° 45′ 40″ northLongitude
2.94699° or 2° 56′ 49″ eastElevation
1,112 metres (3,648 feet)Open location code
8FQ4QW6W+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3510166125OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Puy de Besace from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Puy de Besace” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Puy de Besace”
- Dutch: “Puy de Besace”
- French: “puy de Besace”
- French: “Puy de Besace”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sigoine and Triolle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cratère Kilian and Le-puy-de-dome - ceyssat.
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