Saint-Priest-des-Champs () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme

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in the Auvergne of central France.

Geography

Saint-Priest-des-Champs is located some 25 km west of Combronde and 15 km north-west of Bromont-Lamothe. Access to the commune is by the D987 from

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in the south which passes through the length of the commune and the village before continuing north-east to

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. The D62 comes from Espinasse in the north-west and continues through the village south-east to

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. The D515 also goes west from the village to Biollet. The D512 branches from the D987 at the south-western border of the commune and forms most of the southern border of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The south-eastern border of the commune is marked by the Sioule river which flows north forming a lake behind the dam just east of the commune. The north eastern border is formed by the ''Chalamont'' which flows south to join the Sioulet near the dam. The ''Coli'' rises in the west of the commune and flows east, south of the village, to join the Sioule. Many other streams rise in the commune and flow south-east to join the Sioule. Other streams rise in the west of the commune and join the ''Ruisseau de Coulet'' which flows south to join the ''Chevalet'' near Tingaud.

Localities and Hamlets

*Bargheon *Beauffessoux le petit *Beauffessoux le grand *Blanquet *Bois Redon *Bois des Girauds *Boscavert *Bouchelet *Buffevent *Buige de la Roche *Carton *Champ Moise *Chez Saby *Chirol *Cluzel *Coulazède *Couronnet *Courtine *Croix de Boissis *Gandichoux *Gaulme *Grandsaigne *Jouhet *La Barge *La Buchaille *La Carte *La Chomette *Lacost *La Couaire *La Croizette *La Force *La Geneste *La Georges *La Mazière *La Motte *L'Arbre *La Reine *La Roche *La Sauvolle *Lasciouve *Laussedat *Laval *La Vergne *Lébeaupin *Le Bladeix *Le Davideix *Le Marais *Le Moulin du Bay *Le Moulin de Laval *Le Moulin de l'Étang Grand *Le Puy Gotier *Le Pradeix *Le Puy *Le Sagnard *Les Barsses *Les Chaussades *Les Chomets *Les Communaux *Les Eaux Minérales *Le Signolet *Lespadys *Les Paris *Les Pâturaux *Les Rioux *Les Sandes *Les Treux *Le Teilhot *Marcheix *Mazeron *Montpied *Pas de Saint-Martin *Pérol *Pont de Fourche *Puy de Beix *Ragheade *Retaillat *Roudadoux *Ruderre *Sous la Roche *Sous le Bois *Vernadel *Villemaine *Visignol

Neighbouring communes and villagesGéoportail
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Administration

List of Successive

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Twinning

Saint-Priest-des-Champs has twinning associations with: * Hohentengen (Germany) since 1986.

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Saint-Priestois'' or ''Saint-Priestoises'' in French.Le nom des habitants du 63 - Puy-de-Dôme
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Culture and heritage

*The Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist *The War Memorial *Many Wayside Crosses There is a Bourrée or dance called Bourrée de Saint-Priest (also known as Les garçons maçons). Many of these popular dance tunes, usually untitled and anonymous, have often been "renamed" in their collection, or interpretation, or the name of the collection place. There is a ''giate'' (a bourrée in triple time) in the repertoire of Jean Lecuyer, an accordion player at Saint-Priest-des-Champs.

Saint-Priest-des-Champs Picture Gallery

Saint-Priest-des-Champs (5).JPG, The Church of the Nativity File:Saint-Priest-des-Champs (Puy-de-Dôme) église, chevet.JPG, The

Chevet In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin 'arch, vault' from Ancient Greek 'arch'; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an ''exedra''. In ...

Saint-Priest-des-Champs (Puy-de-Dôme) église nef central avec tribune.JPG, The Church Nave and Tribune Saint-Priest-des-Champs (Puy-de-Dôme) monument aux morts.JPG, The War Memorial Saint-Priest-des-Champs (1).JPG, A Wayside Cross in the Town Square File:Saint-Priest-des-Champs (Puy-de-Dôme) croix de chemin D62.JPG, A Wayside Cross on the D62

Facilities

There is a convenience store and a postal agency in the commune. There is an osteopath near the church.

References

External links

Website on Saint-Priest-des-Champs

Saint-Priest-des-Champs on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''St Prieft des Champs'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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