Riom-ès-Montagnes

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Riom-ès-Montagnes
Riom-ès-Montagnes coat of arms
Riom-ès-Montagnes (France)
Riom-ès-Montagnes
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Mauriac
Canton Riom-ès-Montagnes
Community association Pays de Gentiane
Coordinates 45 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 40 ′  E
height 575-1,102 m
surface 46.48 km 2
Residents 2,513 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 54 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15400
INSEE code 15162
Website www.ville-riom-es-montagnes.fr

Riom-ès-Montagnes

Riom-ès-Montagnes is a French commune with 2,513 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Mauriac arrondissement .

Geographical location

The municipality is located in the north-west of the Cantal department, in the Véronne valley and in the middle of the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park (Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne). It has an area of ​​46.48 square kilometers and is at an altitude of 575 to 1102 meters.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 3399 3527 3624 3417 3225 2842 2727 2520
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Romanesque choir of the Saint-Georges church
  • The church of Saint-Georges is Romanesque in origin (11th century), structural changes and extensions were made in the 12th and 13th centuries. made in the 16th and 16th centuries; The capitals in the choir and an old, figuratively decorated stone cross with a body on the church are worth seeing .
  • Chapel in Saint-Angeau
  • Statue of the Virgin and Child on the Place de la Fontaine (late 15th century)
  • Renaissance houses
  • Castle of Saint-Angeau, 19th century, 17th century tower
  • Ruins of the Châteaux féodaux de Tournes et de Rignac
  • Between Riom-ès-Montagnes and Saint-Amandin stands the 317-long Barajols railway viaduct from 1908.
  • Lakes: Lac de Roussillou, Lac des Bondes, Lac de Majonenc
  • Maison musée de la Gentiane (liquor); botanical garden from 1980
  • Châteauneuf prehistoric dwellings (archaeological site)

Others

  • A cattle market is held here several times a year.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Photo on petit-patrimoine.com
  2. ↑ Viaduct on fr.structurae.de
Hotel de ville

Web links

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