Blot l’Eglise is made up of a town and thirteen villages : Villards, Montmartin, Lacroix, Moulins Lacroix, La Fayolle, Les Berniards, Gourlanges, les Peytoux, le Périssel, La Faye, Les Ollières, Les Tinants and Neyras. The community matters 440 inhabitants called the Blotarians.
Blot l’Eglise is located 49 km from Clermont-Ferrand
Presentation of the municipality
Bernard Bouleau has been mayor since 2014. He presents his town with its castle and its Gallo-Roman site.
From the 2nd century, silver mines were exploited along the Roman road. The castle of Blot is from the 16th century, built by Pierre de Chauvigny de Blot.
Blot-l’Eglise is a rural commune which still has shops: wood-fired bakery, grocery store, hairdresser, oil mill, craftsman and farmers (polyculture Charolais breeding, sheep), forest owners.
Hiking trails from the town.
Charlemagne rockalong the Sioule, attracts many lovers ofescalation.
– @House of Craftsmen of Blot l’Eglise
The craftsmen’s house
The Maison des Artisans has 3 permanent workshops made available to craftsmen. The place is rented by the town hall and it is managed by an association, art and matter, explanations by Catherine Grosbellet
In the boutique, the pieces of the craftsmen in residence are exhibited, as well as those of quarterly guests. They welcome you, pass on their know-how and their love of the material.
Open all year round on Friday and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday afternoon in July and August.
Odysseyleather workshop: leather goods, jewelry, decoration.
The weaver: weaving of high-end carpets in wool from the Massif Central, cushions and objects for the home.
Zinzin and Bricolette: colorful textile creations for young and old.
Upholstery
– @Facebook Maison des Artisans de Blot l’Eglise
The rescue center
The fire station houses a first response center. It is led by Lieutenant David Bugesassisted by Denis Bardel and Romain Barili. This center has 16 volunteer firefighters. David Buges has been head of center for 3 years. The center has 3 vehicles, a water truck carrying 10,000 liters of water, a vehicle for various interventions and a small fire engine. The emergency center carries out an average of 80 interventions per year.
In rural areas, there is a lack of volunteers and this throughout the Puy de Dôme, as underlined Jean-Francois Barili , president of the departmental union of firefighters of Puy-de-Dôme. It is especially during the day that it is difficult to find available people.
How to become a volunteer firefighter? All you need is 180 hours of training over the first 3 years: 90 hours of training on first aid and then fire training. There is also the possibility of being a volunteer firefighter just for personal rescue, which represents 85% of interventions. If you are interested, go see the heads of centers in your municipality for more information.
Artisanal oil mill
– @Site of the Blot artisanal oil mill
25 years ago, Edwige and Bernard Bouleau signed the purchase of this oil mill. The manufacture of walnut oil is an ancestral recipe dating back to 1857. The only difference is the engine which replaced the horse. 11 varieties of oil are now made in Blot l’Eglise.
The artisanal oil mill of Blot l’Eglise is one of the last in Auvergne. 5 people work there. We manufacture with a stone wheel.
The production takes place in 5 stages:
- the choice of fruit
- crushing fruits and seeds
- heating the dough in a cast iron skillet
- pressing
- decantation
The Boutique Workshop of the Artisanal Oil Mill in Blot is open to the public: Tuesday to Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
To know everything about Blot artisanal oil mill
– @Site of the Blot oil mill
blue ponies
Blue like the dream and favorite color of Pénélope Lamérys. She directs Les Ponies Bleus, an equestrian center focused on leisure riding.
Pénélope teaches nature to children through horseback riding. Equestrian activity offers the possibility of disconnecting from everyday life to better reconnect with oneself. We are more about the relationship with the horse than the competition. It is through respect, patience and curiosity that riding on horses and ponies that it teaches these essential values.
To know more about The Blue Ponies
– @Facebook The Blue Ponies
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