Riom-ès-Montagnes

History

Its creation dates back to the ancient Gallo-Roman era as evidenced by the very name of the city, the Gaulish "rigomagos" meaning the king's market. * • February 1790: the Arbres and Châteauneuf are erected in common but are attached to Riom in 1836 * • 1836: the municipality of Riom changes its name to Riom-ès-Montagnes. * • June 7, 1908: electrification of the town by Mr. Gratacap, engineer at Maurs * • May 26, 1912: First tourist guide of the city * • February 1920: creation of an initiative syndicate * • 1924: revival of fairs thanks to the railway. The most famous is that of St. Michael. * • 1925: industrial production of Auvergne Gentiane by Émile Refouvelet, ancestor of the Avèze. * • 1938: the extension of the city causes problems of water supply and makes it necessary to give names to the streets. * • May 30, 1970: creation of the Haut Cantal clinic. Currently rest home and postoperative care. * • 1998: Creation of the Geneviève Champsaur center (reception of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis) * • 2006: creation of a home and care facility for Alzheimer's * • 2009: creation of a functional rehabilitation center for the rehabilitation of respiratory patients.

Geography

Main town of the "Pays Gentiane", the city is located northwest of the department of Cantal, in the heart of the regional natural park of Auvergne Volcanoes. Riom-ès-Montagnes is located between the Monts Dore and the Mounts of Cantal at an altitude of 840 meters. The name Riom is also used for a town away from the mountains in the Puy-de-Dome department in the Auvergne.The Riom name for the two towns goes back at least to Roman times - "Ricomagus" for Riom and "Rigomagus" for Riom-ḕs-Montagnes. The Véronne river crosses Riom-ès-Montagnes. It flows into Petite Rhue, which marks the boundary between Riom-ès-Montagnes and the neighboring towns of Marchastel and Saint-Amandin. The dam of Journiac is partly on the town, on the Petite Rhue at the limit with Saint-Amandin. Other rivers crisscross the town as the brook of Grolle, the brook of Cheylat, the Soulou... The climate is a mountain climate where there is a frequent presence of frost and snow in winter and in the summer days can be hot and sunny followed by cooler nights. Spring and autumn are characterized by an abundance of rainy days and the frequent presence of fog. Once very used, rail transport is still active thanks to the Gentian express, touristic train that circulates in Haute-Auvergne, stops in Riom-ès-Montagnes station and partially takes the old line of Bort-les-Orgues to Neussargues . This line was inaugurated on July 5, 1908. Louis Bonnet, creator of the "Auvergnat de Paris" was a forerunner in what is nowadays called "organized trips". In 1904, he created the trains that bear his name. Until 1939, they drove, at a reduced price, every spring and summer, compatriots in the country. A special atmosphere prevails in these wagons, as it should be between Auvergnats: Cabrette and snack, Bourrée on the…

Most-observed species

• Sea trout, Brown trout

  Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
  227
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  188
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  184
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  182
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  180
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  165
• Red Kite

  Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  165
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  164

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2008-12-05
  4 km NNE of Laguiole, France
• M 2.6 — 2008-11-16
  4 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
• 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