Farges

Farges is a hamlet in Saint-Nectaire, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 840 metres. Farges is situated nearby to the hamlet Treizanches, as well as near Sauvagnat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église de Saint-Nectaire and Dolmen du Parc.

Église de Saint-Nectaire

Church

Photo: Cancre, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église de Saint-Nectaire is a church.

Dolmen du Parc

Archaeological site

Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dolmen du Parc is an archaeological site.

Mont Cornadore cave

Museum

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

Mont Cornadore cave is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verrières and Grandeyrolles.

Verrières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. In 2024, Verrières was categorized as a rural commune with dispersed housing, according to the seven-level communal density grid defined by INSEE in 2022. Verrières is situated 3 km southeast of Farges.

Grandeyrolles

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Grandeyrolles is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Grandeyrolles is situated 3½ km southeast of Farges.

Saint-Diéry

Village

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

Saint-Diéry is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Creste was merged into Saint-Diéry. Saint-Diéry is situated 5 km south of Farges.

Farges

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Saint-Nectaire, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.59148° or 45° 35′ 29″ north

Longitude

3.01428° or 3° 0′ 51″ east

Elevation

840 metres (2,756 feet)

Open location code

8FQ5H2R7+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2763463957

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12323809

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In Other Languages

From French to Occitan—“Farges” goes by many names.

French: “Farges”
Occitan (post 1500): “Farjas”

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Localities in the Area

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