Montpeyroux

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

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