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Orcet Destination Guide

Discover Orcet in France

Orcet in the region of Auvergne with its 2,802 habitants is a town located in France - some 221 mi or ( 356 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Orcet

Local time in Orcet is now 11:16 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Soulasse, Saint-Étienne, Roanne, Paris, and Orcet. When in this area, you might want to check out Soulasse . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Orcet ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

19 Août / August 2011 - Spectacle équestre Mario Luraschi un mois avant Excalibur

5:29 min by Arjan Postma
Views: 58589 Rating: 4.72

On a eu l'opportunité de voir une répétition / entrainement Spectacle équestre par des cascadeurs (Romain Vergnaud, Lionel Dufourcq et Steve Jullian) de Mario Luraschi au Haras de Prat, un mois avant ..

Cervolix - Les Avions Racers

3:29 min by MerlinisLamiricorer
Views: 1153 Rating: 0.00

Course d'avion autour du plateau de Gergovie Vidéo: Choisy Dominique Musique: Bruxelles - BOY OF THE 90's Montage: Pinte Emmanuel ..


26-28 Août 2011 - Ballade Equestre au tour le Puy de Dôme depuis Vic le Comte

5:36 min by Arjan Postma
Views: 989 Rating: 5.00

Le centre équestre "les écuries de la comté d'Auvergne a organisé une ballade équestre de 3 jours. Notre accompagnateur : Olivier Gradwohl. Les intendantes : Claire-Anne Couprie et Marie. Nous sommes ..

Le vol du Craken (saison 2 / partie 1)

8:48 min by michel Trouillet
Views: 870 Rating: 5.00

Envol du plus long cerf-volant du monde au festival 2004 CERVOLIX ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gergovie

Gergovie is a French village in the commune of La Roche-Blanche in the Puy-de-Dôme département, a few kilometres south of Clermont-Ferrand. It is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau, the official but disputed site of the Battle of Gergovia, where — near to the Arverni oppidum of Nemossos (a sacred wood, in Gaulish) — the Arverni and other Gallic tribes gathered under Vercingetorix's command to fight the Roman legions of Julius Caesar in 52 BC.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.72 3.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Hameaux in Puy-de-Dôme

Battle of Gergovia

The Battle of Gergovia took place in 52 BC in Gaul at Gergovia, the chief oppidum (fortified town) of the Arverni. The battle was fought between a Roman Republic army, led by proconsul Julius Caesar, and Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix. The Gauls won the battle. The site is identified with Merdogne, now called Gergovie, a village located on a hill within the town of La Roche-Blanche, near Clermont-Ferrand, in south central France.

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Located at 45.71 3.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1st century BC in France, 52 BC, Battles of the Gallic Wars, History of Auvergne, Julius Caesar

Gergovie plateau

The Gergovie plateau is a plateau of the Massif Central located 10km to the south of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France and is named after the nearby village of Gergovie. It is the official (but disputed) site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix and Julius Caesar in 52 BC.

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Located at 45.72 3.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of France, Plateaus of Europe

Blaise Pascal University

Blaise Pascal University, also known as Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand II or just Clermont-Ferrand II, is a public university with its main campus on 53 acres in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with satellite locations in other parts of the region of Auvergne, including Vichy, Moulins, Montlucon, and Aubière. It was founded in 1854, as part of Clermont Ferrand University, but was not named Blaise Pascal University until 1987.

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Located at 45.76 3.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1854 establishments in France, Educational institutions established in 1976, Universities in France

University of Auvergne

The University of Auvergne (Université d'Auvergne), also known as “Universite d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I” or Clermont-Ferrand I, is a French public university, based in Clermont-Ferrand, in the region of Auvergne. It is under the Academy of Clermont-Ferrand. It is the head of PRES Clermont Université consortium; PRES being the league of elite universities of France.

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Located at 45.77 3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1519 establishments in France, Educational institutions established in 1806, Educational institutions established in 1976, Universities in France

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