Bois de Fontmagnie

Bois de Fontmagnie is a forest in , , . Bois de Fontmagnie is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
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 Égaules.

Hamlet
Photo: FRED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small hamlet, part of the Volvic commune in département, in , . It is situated at an altitude of 800 m upon a spur, where the thalweg is incised at 666 m above sea level.

Bois de Fontmagnie

Latitude
45.7876° or 45° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
2.9759° or 2° 58′ 33″ east
Open location code
8FQ4QXQG+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8357326795
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

Discover Bois de Fontmagnie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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