is a
Département in south-central
France named after the
Loire River .
Haute-Loire was one of the original 83 departments created during the
French Revolution on
March 4 ,
1790 . It was created from parts of the former provinces of
Auvergne ,
Languedoc , and
Lyonnais .
Haute-Loire is part of the current ''
Région '' of
Auvergne and is surrounded by the departments of
Loire ,
Ardèche ,
Lozère ,
Cantal , and
Puy-de-Dôme .
The department covers the upper reaches of the Loire.
The inhabitants of the department are called ''Altiligériens''.
