setting uses Auvergnat, the Occitan dialect of the region, but also has been written in modern French. Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73, is a concerted work for piano and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns (1884). It includes a melody that the composer heard while traveling in the region. The first verse of Georges Brassens' song "Chanson pour l'Auvergnat" about an Auvergne inhabitant who was the only one to give the hungered protagonist wood so he could warm himself up. (1954) References External links Auvergne : at the heart of nature - The official website of France (in English) Auvergne regional council website Auvergne Web Tourist and general information about the Auvergne region. Regordane Info Independent portal for the Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail. The Regordane Way starts in Auvergne Auvergne-tourism Massif Central NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union Former regions of France