Carladès
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Carladès, or Carladez, is a natural region and pays in France located in the center-west of the Massif Central. The area spans the departments of Cantal and Aveyron. Its origins date back to the ancient viscounty of Carlat, a subdivision of the County of Auvergne, which was significantly larger than the current natural region.
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Carladès, or Carladez, is a natural region and pays in France located in the center-west of the Massif Central. The area spans the departments of Cantal and Aveyron. Its origins date back to the ancient viscounty of Carlat, a subdivision of the County of Auvergne, which was significantly larger than the current natural region.
== Toponymy == The name Carladès derives from the town of Carlat, which was the military seat of the viscounty. The suffix "ès" is from standardized Occitan.
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