Haute-Loire

Haute-Loire is a French département, number 43, named after the Loire River. It was created in 1790 out of portions of the historical provincess of Auvergne, Languedoc and Lyonnais.

Préfecture (capital): Le Puy en Velay

Sous-préfectures: Brioude and Yssingeaux.

See also: List of Communes of the Haute-Loire département of France