Riom-ès-Montagnes
Riom- ès- Montagnes is a commune with 2681 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Auvergne region of Cantal in the arrondissement of Mauriac in Canton Riom -ès- Montagnes, whose capital it is.
Geographical location
The municipality is located in the northwest of the Cantal, in the valley of Véronne and in the midst of the Regional Natural Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne ( Parc naturel régional des Volcans d' Auvergne ). It has an area of 46.48 square kilometers and lies at an altitude 575-1102 meters. Here the roads department are 3, 36, 49, 63 and 678 together.
Attractions
- The church Saint -Georges is the origin Romanesque (11th century), structural alterations and extensions were in 12-13. and 16th centuries made ; worth seeing are the capitals in the choir and an old, figuratively decorated stone cross with the body of the church.
- Chapel in Saint- Angeau
- Statue of Virgin Mary with Child fontaine on the Place de la (late 15th century )
- Renaissance houses
- Castle of Saint- Angeau, 19th -century tower from the 17th century
- Ruins of the Châteaux de féodaux Tournes et de Rignac
- Between Riom- ès- Montagnes and Saint- Amandin is the 317 long railway viaduct of Barajols from the year 1908.
- Lakes: Lac de Roussillou, Lac des Bonde, Lac de Majonenc
- Maison musée de la Gentian ( liqueur ); botanical garden from 1980
- Prehistoric dwellings of Châteauneuf ( archaeological site )
Others
- A livestock market is held here several times a year.