Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme
Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme is a pitch in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,450 metres. Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme is situated nearby to the railway station Panoramique des Dômes - Station Haute, as well as near Station du Panoramique des Dômes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puy-de-Dôme and Temple of Mercury.
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 330 metres east of Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Égaules and Chamalières.
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 8 km northeast of Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme.
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 8 km east of Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city in central France, the capital of the Auvergne region. Population 140,000.
Décollage : Le Puy de Dôme
- Type: Pitch (intermittent)
- Categories: recreation area, air sports, and sports location
- Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.771° or 45° 46′ 16″ northLongitude
2.96042° or 2° 57′ 38″ eastElevation
1,450 metres (4,757 feet)Network
FFVLOpen location code
8FQ4QXC6+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 361464897OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=free_flyingOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Panoramique des Dômes - Station Haute and Station du Panoramique des Dômes.
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