Égaules
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Part of Volvic | |
 A general view of Égaules | |
Location of Égaules  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°50′16″N 3°00′17″E / 45.8379°N 3.0048°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Commune | Volvic |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
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.[1] It sits at the junction of two lava flows: one originating from the eastern base of the Petit-Sarcouy, flowing from southwest to northeast, and the other from the Puy de Jume. The hydrographic basin of the Puy de la Nugère is also located nearby.[2][3]
Aerial occurrence
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Égaules is notably the site of a forced landing by aviation pioneer Charles Weymann, accompanied by Manuel Fay.[4]
On September 8, 1910, while attempting to win the Michelin Aviation Prize, which challenged aviators to fly from Paris to the summit of the Puy de Dôme in under six hours, Weymann was forced to land at Égaules due to rain and fog shortly before reaching his destination. The expedition was considered a remarkable achievement at the time, praised in the specialized aviation press and reported in the daily newspapers.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ D'Arcy, Daniel; Belin, Jean-Michel; Blavoux, Bernard; Camus, Guy; Héraud, Hubert; Livet, Marc; Rat, Marcel (1 Sep 1990). "Morphologie du substratum granitique sous la partie nord de la chaîne des Puys (Massif Central français). Conséquences hydrogéologiques". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des sciences. 2 (311): 1553–1556 – via Gallica.
- ^ Scrope, George Julius (2 June 2011). The Geology and Extinct Volcanoes of Central France (Digital ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108072519.
- ^ Gallet, Jehan (6 November 1923). Le lave de Volvic et ses applications dan's l'industrie: Thèse pour l'obtention de diplôme de docteur à l'Université de Nancy (mention Pharmacie) [The Lava of Volvic and Its Applications in Industry: Thesis for the Obtention of a Doctoral Diploma at the University of Nancy (Pharmacy)] (in French). Nancy: M. Colin. Archived from the original on 30 Jul 2022 – via Gallica.
- ^ a b Fay, Manuel (17 September 1910). "De Paris à Clermont par les airs. Impressions d'un passager". La Vie au grand air: revue illustrée de tous les sports (526): 683–687. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022 – via Gallica.
- ^ "L'aviation. De Paris au Puy de Dôme". Le Patriote des Pyrénées. 9 September 1910. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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