Vollore-Ville
Vollore -Ville is a commune in the Auvergne region in the Puy -de- Dôme in the Arrondissement of Thiers in Canton Courpière.
General
The municipality covers 30.41 square kilometers at 316-1062 m above sea level. It lies on the D 7 and D 313A. It has 728 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011).
History
In Roman times, the settlement was called " Lavolatrum ". In the history of the Auvergne place in the 6th century emerges as Thierry, son of Clovis ( Clovis I. = ) Vollore besieged in 532. In the 12th century the local nobility built a fortress which still exists today of the Romanesque keep. In the 17th century the castle took on its current appearance. For two centuries it has been the residence of people living in the Auvergne descendants of General La Fayette.
Attractions
- Saint-Maurice Church, Romanesque / Gothic ( 12th and 14th centuries ), west facade of the 18th century tower of the 19th century; ducted with colored wooden statue " Vierge en majesté " ( 11th/12th century; . reliquary with ) and 17th-century paintings
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (18th century)
- Stone crosses: Croix de chemin ( 16-17 century. ); Croix de cimetière; Monumental Croix (16th century)
- Château de Vollore, on a hill of the Monts du Forez, Donjon from the 12th century, buildings of the 14th and 17th centuries, with works of art from the collection of General La Fayette; with a terraced park of the 17th century
- Steinerner Roman milestone