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Puy de Sancy

British  
/ pwi də sɑ̃si /

noun

  1. a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On Monday, the race takes in eight categorised climbs on Bastille Day as it travels 165.3km from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy in the Massif Central.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Its bearer crossed Le Puy de Sancy on all fours, floored by a severe early-January snowstorm.

From BBC • May 18, 2011

To the north-east the sky-line was marked by the Mont-Dore range, with the highest peak of Auvergne, the Puy de Sancy, clearly visible against the lighter blue of the cloudless air.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison

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