Herment
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Riom | |
| Canton | Saint-Ours | |
| Community association | Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 671-826 m | |
| surface | 9.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 245 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63470 | |
| INSEE code | 63175 | |
Herment is a French municipality with 245 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Riom in the canton of Saint-Ours .
history
In 1140 Count Robert III. of Auvergne build a castle around which the village developed. The castle was occupied by English mercenaries from 1367 to 1369. At the beginning of the 15th century, Herment was surrounded by a city wall, which was in such poor condition as early as 1434/35 that a new wall was built.
Population development
- 1962: 319
- 1968: 363
- 1975: 367
- 1982: 363
- 1990: 350
- 1999: 352
- 2006: 289
- 2013: 302
Attractions
- Remains of the city walls (tour)
- Linden tree of the Duke of Sully (planted in 1601), Square du Docteur Roux
- Notre-Dame Collegiate Church (1145), Monument historique
- Medieval fountain (14th century)
- Barberol Treasure (14th century, found in 2001)
- Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle chapel (1466), Grand 'Rue
- Home of the historian Ambroise Tardieu (15th century)
Web links
Commons : Herment - collection of images, videos and audio files
