Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
Orcines

Bois de Rochetoux

Bois de Rochetoux is a forest in , , . Bois de Rochetoux 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.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Bois de Rochetoux

Latitude
45.7639° or 45° 45′ 50″ north
Longitude
2.9733° or 2° 58′ 24″ east
Open location code
8FQ4QX7F+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8290592735
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Suquet de Bonnet and Buradoux.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Station du Panoramique des Dômes and Espace Temple de Mercure.

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