Craponne-sur-Arzon

History

Located since the Gallo-Roman era at the crossroads of strategic routes, the rural town of Craponne-sur-Arzon developed into a market town, where markets and fairs were held, as evidenced by many toponyms (rue de la Friperie, Marchedial, etc.). In the feudal era, the town was surrounded by a wall, built in 1450—from which two small defensive towers have been preserved until today—and this wall was defended by a castle. In 1576, the castle was demolished, with the exception of the tower entrance (improperly called today, the "donjon"). This castle belonged until 1240 to the barons of Beaumont, before passing into the hands of the lords of Chalençon, who became the Polignac family in 1420.

Most-observed species

• Sea trout, Brown trout

  Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
  252
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  213
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  204
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  185
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  185
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  178
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  165
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  136

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2008-11-11
  9 km ESE of Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence, France
• M 3 — 2008-11-04
  2 km NE of Chaudes-Aigues, France
• M 2.6 — 2008-09-12
  5 km E of Mont-Dore, France
• M 2.5 — 2008-09-12
  9 km SSW of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, France
• M 2.5 — 2008-09-11
  7 km SW of Aydat, France
• M 3 — 2008-09-10
  4 km E of Mont-Dore, France