Montpeyroux
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Arkose, a warm blond stone once quarried here, gives Montpeyroux its colour and its Occitan name, "stony hill". A 13th-century keep rises above this small hilltop village, south of Clermont-Ferrand above the Allier valley. The same stone was used for several Romanesque churches along the Allier, including the abbey church at Issoire.
Highlights
- The 13th-century keep that dominates the village
- Houses built of golden arkose stone from local quarries
- The Allier river along the eastern edge of the commune
- Romanesque Issoire and the castle village of Saint-Floret nearby
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Montpeyroux (Puy-de-Dôme) (FR), Montpeyroux, Puy-de-Dôme, Montpeyroux (Puy-de-Dôme) (IT)), Wikivoyage (Montpeyroux (Puy-de-Dôme)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 330
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 2
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Etablissement Thermal de Royat-Chamalières · ~25 min by car
- Thermal spa: Aïga Resort Thermal · ~34 min by car
- Thermal spa: Thermes du Mont-Dore (FR) · ~51 min by car
- Hot spring: Source Croizat · ~54 min by car
- Hot spring: Source Félix · ~54 min by car
- Thermal spa: Les Grands Thermes · ~58 min by car
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Nearby member villages
- Usson · 15 km
- Blesle · 34 km
- Lavaudieu · 44 km
- Lavoûte-Chilhac · 55 km
- Charroux · 63 km