Chauriat

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Chauriat
Coat of arms of Chauriat
Chauriat (France)
Chauriat
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand
Canton Billom
Community association Billom Community
Coordinates 45 ° 45 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E
height 357-539 m
surface 8.64 km 2
Residents 1,677 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 194 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63117
INSEE code 63106

Chauriat - town hall, market hall and fountain

Chauriat is a French commune with 1,677 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

location

Chauriat is located in Limagne at an altitude of about 400 meters above sea level. d. M. about 20 kilometers (driving distance) east of Clermont-Ferrand and about 35 kilometers north of Issoire .

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 722 741 830 1,020 1,136 1,463

The steady increase in population is mainly due to the proximity to the city of Clermont-Ferrand.

economy

Most of the people of Chauriat work in the city of Clermont-Ferrand. In addition, agriculture in the fertile Limagne region, as well as retail and handicrafts, play an important role in the municipality's economic life.

history

Little data is known about the history of Chauriat - most of them relate to earthquakes and tremors from which the place has repeatedly suffered.

Attractions

Former priory church of St-Julien in Chauriat

Others

Sainte-Marie church
  • The former parish church of the village, the Église Sainte-Marie , is in close proximity to the church of St-Julien. The apse dates back to the 12th century; the church itself was redesigned in the 18th and 20th centuries - but the Romanesque choir was retained in its original state. The privately owned building has been classified as a Monument historique since 1926 .
  • The 18th century Maison Rudel de Miral now serves as the town hall and has been recognized as a monument historique since 2001 . It has a beautiful portal with accompanying pilasters with vase attachments; In the spandrels of the final round arch there are round reliefs with the moon and the sun. Above there are inscriptions and a coat of arms. The interior of the building is also worth seeing (woodwork, chimneys, decorative paintings).
  • The iron construction of the market hall ( hall ) dates from the 19th century.

Others

The south facade of the Saint-Julien church can be seen in some shots of the film Les Choristes (German: The children of Monsieur Mathieu ), shot in 2004 and Oscar- nominated in 2005 , which is set in a boarding school in Auvergne.

Town twinning

Chauriat maintains a twinning relationship with the small town of Sens-de-Bretagne in the Ille-et-Vilaine department .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Sainte-Marie, Chauriat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Maison Rudel de Miral, Chauriat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

literature

  • Ulrich Rosenbaum: Auvergne and Massif Central. Voyages of discovery from Clermont-Ferrand over the volcanoes and gorges of the Massif Central to the Cevennes National Park. 8th edition. DuMont, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7701-1111-7 , p. 93.

Web links

Commons : Chauriat  - collection of images, videos and audio files