Thuret
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Riom | |
| Canton | Aigueperse | |
| Community association | Plaine Limagne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 58 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 304-356 m | |
| surface | 16.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 921 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63260 | |
| INSEE code | 63432 | |
| Website | Thuret | |
 Thuret - former priory church |
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Thuret is a place and a central French community with 921 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
location
Thuret is located in the heart of Limagne about 25 km (driving distance) southwest of Vichy and about 31 km northeast of Clermont-Ferrand at an altitude of about 320 m . Riom , the capital of the arrondissement , is a good 15 km southwest. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 645 mm / year) falls mainly in the summer months.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2015 |
| Residents | 1,720 | 2,251 | 1,184 | 709 | 712 | 914 |
The steady decline in population since the middle of the 19th century is due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of smaller farms. The community has experienced a renewed population surge since the 1970s because of its proximity to the greater Clermont-Ferrand area.
economy
The inhabitants of Thuret make their living mainly from agriculture in the area, as well as from retail and handicrafts.
history
Human traces go back a long way, as hand axes and knives made of flint have been found in the area . Human settlements probably first existed in Gallo-Roman times . Thuret was on an important Roman road that connected Clermont-Ferrand ( Augustonemetum ) with Vichy ( Aquae Calidae ); So far, five Roman country estates ( villae rusticae ) have been discovered in the area.
In a document by Pippin II of Aquitaine from the year 848, Thuret is first mentioned as a viguerie . In the Middle Ages the village belonged to a Benedictine - Priorat , was the mother monastery in Clermont-Ferrand.
Attractions
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Thuret Priory Church
Others
- The remains of the Château de Thuret , a medieval castle, stand on a hill . Parts of a donjon from the 13th / 14th centuries have been preserved. Century.
- The Château La Canière , an imposing mansion from the 19th century, was built in the neo-renaissance style and is located about 1 km outside the town center. It has been converted into a golf hotel; You can go for a walk in the 8 hectare park.
