Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
Orcines

Puy de Collière

Puy de Collière is a volcano in , , and has an elevation of 921 metres. Puy de Collière is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Puy-de-Dôme and Temple of Mercury.

Volcano
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of in central . This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The at 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.

Volcano
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The Puy de Pariou, also known as or Le Pariou, is a volcano located in the Chaîne des Puys, in the region. It is formed by the overlay of two strombolian cones and a tuff ring; it produced three lava flows during its eruptive history.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chamalières.

Town
Photo: Alexandre.chassignon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department, , central . With 17,276 inhabitants, is the fourth-largest town in the department.

Puy de Collière

Latitude
45.7761° or 45° 46′ 34″ north
Longitude
2.9873° or 2° 59′ 14″ east
Elevation
921 metres (3,022 feet)
Open location code
8FQ4QXGP+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4172132405
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
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Localities in the Area

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