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Chauriat, a Petite Cité de Caractère

Start: Chauriat

Chauriat, a village more than a thousand years old, welcomes you. Built around the churches of Sainte-Marie and Saint-Julien, the village, marked by a strong history in the Middle Ages, has never stopped growing and is full of things waiting to be discovered.

Distance: 867 m
Elevation gain: +10 m
Elevation loss: -4 m
Duration: 1 h

Route on the map

Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ODbL via Données : Parc Naturel Régional Livradois-Forez · rando.parc-livradois-forez.org — sous licence ODbL.

The route in detail

Start: from the start sign, boulevard de la République, go back up to the right as far as the junction. Plunge into the village centre by rue du Commerce on the right.

1. 40 m further on, turn right into rue des Remparts (sign "Le fort villageois", the village fort). Follow it straight on, then to the right, to come out on boulevard de la République. Set off to the left, going past the cross (sign "La grande enceinte et son fossé", the great enclosure and its ditch). Continue for 60 m.

2. At the fountain (sign "Les maisons vigneronnes", the winegrowers' houses), turn right towards Mezel along the Saint-Bonnet road. 50 m further on, bear left into rue de Saint-Bonnet. Come out on avenue de la République, follow it to the left then immediately right into place des Caves.

3. Continue to the right along rue des Cuviers. Climb a few steps before turning right to rejoin rue du Commerce (sign "Ralph Stackpole"). Then turn right, then left into rue de l'Abbaye (sign "L'église Sainte-Marie"). Go round the abbey, climbing to the left by the steps, to come out on place de Lafayette (signs "La halle aux blés métallique", the metal grain hall, and "L'église Saint-Julien").

4. Take rue du Commerce again to the right, then right again along rue du Cloître. Turn left into rue de la Poste to arrive at the Maison du Peuple. Go round by the forecourt on the right (sign "La maison du peuple") and continue to the left along boulevard Marx Dormoy, then straight ahead along boulevard de la République to get back to the start.