Col de Ceyssat
Col de Ceyssat is in Saint-Genès-Champanelle, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,078 metres. Col de Ceyssat is situated nearby to the volcano Puy Lacroix, as well as near Cratère Kilian.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Col de Ceyssat and Puy-de-Dôme.
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. Temple of Mercury is situated 1 km northeast of Col de Ceyssat.
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 9 km east of Col de Ceyssat.
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 Col de Ceyssat.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city in central France, the capital of the Auvergne region. Population 140,000.
Col de Ceyssat
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Saint-Genès-Champanelle, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.7644° or 45° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
2.95541° or 2° 57′ 20″ eastElevation
1,078 metres (3,537 feet)Open location code
8FQ4QX74+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1741271766OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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