Possible Clues:

• Region of central France
• Region of France
• Region in central France made up of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire
• French region of many dormant volcanoes, capital Clermont-Ferrand
• Region in central France
• Retired English priest taken with posh area in French region
• Central French region
• Region in France, largely mountainous
• Mountainous region of south central France
• A universal author's written about good area of France