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⇱ Billom, Billom, Arrondissement de Clermont-Ferrand, Département du Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Billom, Billom, Arrondissement de Clermont-Ferrand, Département du Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Alternative Names:Bijom, Bilhom, Billom, Billomagus, bi long, biyomu, Бийом, Бијом, Бійом, ビヨム, 比隆
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Billom, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Region:Billom, Arrondissement de Clermont-Ferrand, Département du Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Latitude:45° 43' 22" N
Longitude:3° 20' 32" E
Lat/Long (dec):45.72303,3.34243
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:4,466 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:3032629
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3032629:7
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Marcillat stream alluvial deposits, Billom, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 43' 8" N3° 19' 5" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Limagne Basin, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 43' 0" N3° 16' 59" E4.6km (2.9 miles)
Puy du Mur Quarry, Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 46' 1" N3° 15' 20" E8.3km (5.2 miles)
Old Quarry, Saint-Maurice, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 40' 18" N3° 14' 12" E10.0km (6.2 miles)
Chavarot quarry, Saint-Jean-des-Ollières, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 39' 14" N3° 25' 47" E10.2km (6.4 miles)
Champ des Poix mine, Pont-du-Château, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 47' 39" N3° 14' 35" E11.1km (6.9 miles)
Busséol quarry (Bussiole quarry; Pic de la Garde quarry), Saint-Jean-des-Ollières, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 38' 7" N3° 25' 22" E11.6km (7.2 miles)
Sarliève, Cournon-d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 44' 22" N3° 9' 52" E13.9km (8.6 miles)
Prudeux, Saint-Babel, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 36' 6" N3° 17' 23" E14.1km (8.7 miles)
Pozzolana quarry, Corent, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 39' 36" N3° 11' 2" E14.1km (8.8 miles)
Puy de Marmant, Veyre-Monton, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 40' 41" N3° 10' 9" E14.3km (8.9 miles)
La Gourcie, Ceilloux, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 39' 34" N3° 30' 35" E14.8km (9.2 miles)
Puy de la Poix, Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 46' 53" N3° 8' 51" E16.5km (10.2 miles)
Gergovie, La Roche-Blanche, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 43' 8" N3° 7' 50" E16.5km (10.2 miles)
Puy de Crouel, Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 46' 20" N3° 8' 11" E16.9km (10.5 miles)
Montboissier quarry, Brousse, Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 35' 6" N3° 29' 13" E19.0km (11.8 miles)
Dore river alluvial deposits, Dorat, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 52' 23" N3° 28' 32" E19.6km (12.2 miles)
Boulade stream alluvial deposits, Issoire, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 33' 20" N3° 14' 39" E20.1km (12.5 miles)
Le Puy Giroux, Romagnat, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 42' 15" N3° 4' 37" E20.7km (12.9 miles)
Puy de Saint-Sandoux (Puy de Barneire), Saint-Sandoux, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 37' 35" N3° 6' 23" E21.3km (13.2 miles)
Boisséjour, Beaumont, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 44' 53" N3° 4' 14" E21.3km (13.2 miles)
Saulzet-le-Chaud, Romagnat, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 42' 48" N3° 3' 35" E22.0km (13.6 miles)
Côte des Pompes, Saulzet-le-Chaud, Romagnat, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 42' 27" N3° 3' 33" E22.0km (13.7 miles)
Côte d'Abot, Saint-Saturnin, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 38' 21" N3° 5' 3" E22.1km (13.7 miles)
Varennes, Chanonat, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 42' 13" N3° 3' 21" E22.4km (13.9 miles)
Roca-Neyra, Perrier, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 33' 9" N3° 11' 21" E22.4km (13.9 miles)
Monne stream alluvial deposits, Olloix, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 38' 25" N3° 4' 32" E22.7km (14.1 miles)
Liauzun, Olloix, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 38' 17" N3° 4' 17" E23.1km (14.3 miles)
Puy de Chateix, Royat, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 45' 59" N3° 3' 3" E23.1km (14.4 miles)
Basalt Quarry, Châteaugay, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 50' 44" N3° 4' 37" E24.7km (15.3 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Moldanubian Belt, Eurasian PlateOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
FranceCountry
Auvergne, FranceRegion
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceRegion
Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceDepartment
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceArrondissement
Billom, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceCommune
Massif Central, FranceHighland Region
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
France, Auvergne79.3.0.0.0.0
France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, Clermont-Ferrand, Billom, Billom79.3.11.43.408.4103
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