Lavoûte-Chilhac
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
The Allier swings round in a loop here, and Lavoûte-Chilhac takes its name from it: the word comes from the Latin for a bend. Set in the Allier gorges at over 400 metres, the village is built of local stone, usually rendered, with Volvic stone kept for the priory and the houses of local notables, while its oldest quarter fills the space inside the loop.
Highlights
- The loop of the Allier wrapping around the old quarter
- The priory, built partly in Volvic stone
- The Allier gorges between Langeac and Vieille-Brioude (FR)
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Lavoûte-Chilhac (FR), Lavoûte-Chilhac (EN), Lavoûte-Chilhac (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 254
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Notre-Dame trouvéeProcession, Marian prayer and riverside re-enactment of the 1496 finding
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Lavoûte-Chilhac). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
Bol d'aligotPublic domainAligotDish
Trufada 1Public domainTruffadeDish- Green lentil of Le PuyLocal produce
- CantalCheese
- Saint-nectaireCheese
- Fourme d'AmbertCheese
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine auvergnate). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
3 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 1
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Lavaudieu · 13 km
- Blesle · 26 km
- Le Malzieu-Ville · 33 km
- Polignac · 37 km
- Usson · 42 km