Located 55 km from Clermont-Ferrand, 13 km from La Bourboule and 16 km from Mont-Dore, La Tour d’Auvergne is a small village perched on a promontory at an altitude of 1000 meters. The town has 711 inhabitants named tourais and touraises. It is a dynamic village with shops and a market on Saturdays.
The Tower of Auvergne website
History of La Tour d’Auvergne
– Christopher Barbot
Where does the name of the village come from? Why La Tour d’Auvergne? At the foot of a family tree installed under the kiosk, Josette Rodde tells us about the life of Château. La Tour d’Auvergne would not be what it is without the many barons who shaped the fascinating history of this village. It all starts with Géraud 1er….
The name of La Tour-d’Auvergne is known throughout France, thanks to the house of La Tour d’Auvergne and its illustrious members.
To know more about the history of La Tour d’Auvergne
The Tour d’Auvergne, nature side
Installed on a promontory of basalt columns, La Tour d’Auvergne is 100 meters above sea level at its highest point. The village is located on the Auvergne Volcan Sancy territory. Classified as a tourist town, snow village, green resort, the Tour d’Auvergne also benefits from the blue flag for swimming in its lake.
– Christopher Barbot
Discovery of nature activities, in the company of Judith Dumons, Director of the Dômes Sancy Artense Tourist Office
Life is Beautiful. We are lucky to be a rather dynamic village. People come here because it’s good to live. It is a beautiful region and a very beautiful municipality. We are lucky to live here! Judith Dumons
The body of water is equipped for swimming and relaxation with a beautiful grassy beach: supervised bathing, fishing, sports and games in a natural and preserved setting. With its many hiking trails, La Tour d’Auvergne is an ideal village for outdoor activities.
– @La Tour d’Auvergne website
To find out more about nature activities, visit the website of the community of communes Dômes Sancy Artense
The Star of the Mountains club
– Christopher Barbot
La Tour d’Auvergne is an exceptional site surrounded by nature in summer and winter alike. We practice cross-country skiing on the site of the Stèle. Skiing yes, but with a project that would allow this club to offer mid-mountain outdoor activities all year round…
An exceptional playground, magical as we explain Bruno Desroches, president of the Etoile des Montagnes club
The Etoile des Montagnes club has 70 members. The La Stèle site offers more than 50 km of cross-country ski trails.
This is the most beautiful place for cross-country skiing in the whole world! Bruno Desroches
– @OT Sancy.com- The Tower of Auvergne The stele
To know everything about the mountain star club
To know more about the nordic domain la Stele
The activities and community life of La Tour d’Auvergne
– Christopher Barbot
François Fereyrolles, assistant to the associative life, proves to us that at the Tour d’Auvergne, you can practice almost all sports. A rich associative life, we count 22 associationsand a bustling calendar of summer events… You won’t be bored at the Tour d’Auvergne.
Lake festival, open-air cinema, music festival, Tour d’Auvergne festival, but also this year: Petanque events with demonstration with the French champions of the discipline on July 1, 2022. And for amateur photographers, do not miss to participate in the big contest on the theme “Instant Nature”, you have until May 20, 2022. (Registration at the town hall of La Tour d’Auvergne)
– Christophe Barbot – competition poster
To know more about the associations and activities of La Tour d’Auvergne
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The Loops of Sancy
– Christopher Barbot
The “Les Bouclettes du Sancy” farm is located in Pissols. 40 angora goats produce a fiber called mohair, very soft yarn. Discovery with Marco and Noémie.
The goats are sheared twice a year. Each goat produces 2 kilos of wool. Depending on the animal, the wool is more or less fine. The finer the wool, the softer it is. The softest wool is used to make stoles and scarves. With the thickest wool, we make slippers instead.
– @Site of the Bouclettes du Sancy
Practical information:
Shop hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Closed on Monday
Farm visit organized every day
address: Les Bouclettes du Sancy in Pissols 63680 La Tour d’Auvergne – tel: 07 82 04 11 94
To know more about the loops of Sancy
GAEC Burandou Valley
– Christopher Barbot
Anthony and Mary took over the farm in 2018. They specialize in raising cows, Montbéliardes and Brunes des Alpes, and goats from the Massif Central. The Massif Central goat originates from Auvergne. It was not officially recognized until 2010. It is a goat breed that stands out for the shape of its horns as well as its semi-long hair.
With their 54 dairy cows, they offer Saint Nectaire ripened on straw, available at the farm. They also manufacture soaps with the thirty goats of the “Massif Central” breed. The animals are raised in the open air with organic nutrition from their agricultural production.
– Christopher Barbot
Practical information:
address: Montbaillard 63680 La Tour D’Auvergne
To know more about the GAEC of Burandou
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For those with a sweet tooth, the buckwheat pump with Saint-Nectaire
– Christopher Barbot
Odile and Christiane prepared the famous buckwheat pumps for us which were unanimous. There is no specific day in the year to savor them. A party in the town, a sporting or festive event, Christiane and Odile set up their device and prepare the buckwheat pumps on their stove and in their tiles, each with their large wooden spatula which has turned more than one pump… Odile and Christiane reveals the recipe and some manufacturing and tasting secrets…
La Tour d’Auvergne pump is a buckwheat crepe. Buckwheat flour is mixed with wheat flour, whey, salt and baker’s yeast. Wait for the dough to rise and cook in the tile. The tile is a cast iron device, very heavy with a handle. Formerly this tile was hung in the fireplace, and the pumps were cooked in this way.
This is the best pump in the township! Christiane
– Christopher Barbot
After tasting Odile and Christiane’s pumps, our player couldn’t resist the delicious blueberry tart from the Tour d’Auvergne baker!
– Christopher Barbot
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