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Puy de Dôme

a department in France, in the Massif Central. Area 8,000 sq km. Population, 582,000 (1973). The prefecture is Clermont-Ferrand. In the western part of the department is the extensive volcanic massif of the Monts Dore, whose highest peak is Puy de Sancy. In the east are the forested Monts du Forez. The Allier River valley (Limagne) is in the central part of the department.

Puy de Dôme’s economy is dominated by industry. There are machine-building and food-processing industries, and rubber goods are manufactured in Clermont-Ferrand. Cattle are bred and cheese is made in the mountain regions. Wheat, sugar beets, and fruits are cultivated in Limagne. Health resorts with mineral springs are found at Mont Dore, La Bourboule, and Royat.

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