Vollore-Ville
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Thiers | |
| Canton | Les Monts du Livradois | |
| Community association | Thiers Dore et Montagne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 3 ° 36' E | |
| height | 316-1,062 m | |
| surface | 30.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 743 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63120 | |
| INSEE code | 63469 | |
Vollore-Ville is a French commune in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the Puy-de-Dôme in the Arrondissement Thiers in the canton of Les Monts du Livradois .
General
The community covers 30.41 square kilometers at 316 to 1062 m above sea level . It is on the D 7 and D 313A. It has 743 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
history
In Roman times the settlement was called "Lavolatrum". In the history of Auvergne, the place appears in the 6th century when Thierry, son of Clovis ( Clovis I ), besieged Vollore in 532. In the 12th century the local aristocrats built a fortress, of which the Romanesque keep still exists today. In the 17th century the castle got its present appearance. For two centuries it has been the residence of the descendants of General La Fayette who lived in the Auvergne .
Attractions
- Saint-Maurice church, Romanesque / Gothic (12th and 14th centuries), 18th century west facade, 19th century tower; with colored wooden statue "Vierge en majesté" (11th / 12th century; with reliquary ) and paintings from the 17th century
- Notre Dame des Neiges chapel (18th century)
- Stone crosses: Croix de chemin (16th / 17th century); Croix de cimetière; Croix monumentale (16th century)
- Château de Vollore, on a hill of the Monts du Forez , donjon from the 12th century, buildings from the 14th and 17th centuries, with works of art from the property of General La Fayette ; with a terraced park from the 17th century
- Stone Roman milestone
