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Riom (;
Auvergnat (; ) or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne. Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rath ...
''Riam'') is a commune in the
Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285.department in
Auvergne Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France. As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
in central
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. It is a
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of the department.


History

Until the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of
Auvergne Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France. As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
, and the seat of the
dukes of Auvergne Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ...
. The city was of
Gaul Gaul () was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Roman people, Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy. It covered an area of . Ac ...
ish origin, the Roman ''Ricomagus''. In the intensely feudalized Auvergne of the 10th century, the town grew up around the collegiate Church of Saint Amabilis (Saint Amable), the local saint, who was the object of pilgrimages. In the 14th century the city benefitted from the patronage of Jean, duc de Berry, who rebuilt the Ducal Palace and the Saint-Chapelle. In 1531, Riom and Auvergne reverted to the Crown of France. In 1942, Riom was the site of the
Vichy government Vichy France (; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of the French capitulation after the defeat against ...
's abortive war-guilt trials, called
Riom Trial The Riom Trial (; 19 February 1942 – 21 May 1943) was an attempt by the Vichy France regime, headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain, to prove that the leaders of the French Third Republic (1870–1940) had been responsible for France's defeat by Ger ...
s.


Population


Sights

In 1985 Riom received the French classification of ''Ville d'Art et d'Histoire'' recognizing its sixteen classified historical monuments as well as another 57 on the supplementary listings. Several 17th- and 18th-century private houses (''hôtels particuliers'') are open to the public with collections of costumes and works of decorative art. Riom's two major public squares are ''Place Jean-Baptiste Laurent'' and ''Place du pré-Madame'' in which stand two large fountains in homage to Louis Desaix. File:France Auvergne Rhone Alpes 63 Riom 03.jpg, The Renaissance ''Maison des Consuls'' File:FRANCE_-_Auvergne_-_RIOM_-_La_basilique_Saint_Amable.JPG, Saint Amable basilica, exterior File:FRANCE_-_Auvergne_-_RIOM_-_La_basilique_Saint_Amable_Intérieur.JPG, Saint Amable basilica, interior File:FRANCE_-_Auvergne_-_RIOM_-_L%27église_du_Marthuret.JPG, The church of Marthuret File:FRANCE_-_Auvergne_-_RIOM_-_La_tour_de_l%27horloge.JPG, The clock tower File:FRANCE_-_Auvergne_-_RIOM_-_La_Sainte_chapelle.JPG, The holy chapel File:Les toits de Riom.jpg, The roofs of Riom


Public library

The ''Bibliothèque Municipale de Riom'' (), is a
public library A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
in Riom. Since 1968 it has been located on Avenue Mgr Martrou. The library was established after the French Revolution.Chronique des bibliothèques françaises
at the '' Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France''
The library collection began after the French Revolution and it has been housed in a number of buildings including a college and at Riom city hall. In 1905 the library was moved to a Carmelite convent building and in 1941 it was housed in a museum. The present home of the collection was opened in 1968. It contains approximately 90,000 items (books, journals, audio cassette tapes and video). The special part of the collection consists of 15 medieval manuscripts, which came from revolutionary confiscations made in religious communities. The Ministry of Culture and Communication digitized three illuminated manuscripts. Of the illuminated works five volumes are from the 15th - 16th centuries.


Notable people

Riom was the birthplace of: *
Pierre Victor, baron Malouet Pierre Victor, baron Malouet (11 February 1740 – 7 September 1814) was a French politician, colonial administrator and writer. As an émigré, he signed the Whitehall Accord with Great Britain in 1794. Life Malouet was born in Riom as the ...
(1740–1814), publicist and
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*
Gilbert Romme Charles-Gilbert Romme (26 March 1750 – 17 June 1795) was a French politician and mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar. Biography Charles Gilbert Romme was born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne region of France, w ...
(1750–1795), politician * Joseph Projectus Machebeuf (1812–1889), Vicar Apostolic of Colorado and Utah; Bishop of Denver, USA * Henri Hébrard de Villeneuve (1848–1925), Olympic fencer *
Eugene Gilbert Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gene Eugene, stage name of Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musi ...
(1889–1918), pioneer aviator, WW1 fighter pilot *
Alan Stivell Alan Stivell (; born Alan Cochevelou on 6 January 1944) is a Breton people, Breton and Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp. From the early 1970s, he revived global interest in the Celtic (specif ...
(1944-), Celtic musician and singer, recording artist and master of the Celtic harp *
Rufus Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''wikt:rufus, rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians * Marcus Caelius Rufus, (28 May 82 BC – after 48 ...
(1942-), actor *
Anne Marie Dias Borges Anne-Marie Dias Borges, born on 18 December 1976, in Riom, is a France, Franco-Cape-Verdean journalist and radio host, radio and television host. She currently works as a Broadcasting, Senior Broadcast Journalist and Presenter for BBC News (Brit ...
(1976-), Franco-Cape-Verdean journalist and radio and television host *
Sébastien Mazeyrat Sébastien Mazeyrat (born October 10, 1978) is a French a former professional footballer who played in Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot. He is currently the caretaker manager of Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; comm ...
(1978-), footballer


International relations

Riom is twinned with: * Adur, England, United Kingdom *
Algemesí Algemesí () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' of Ribera Alta (comarca), Ribera Alta in the Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. The town of Algemesí is on ...
, Spain *
Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was ...
, Germany *
Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo () is a concelho, municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 85,778, in an area of . The urbanized are ...
, Portugal *
Żywiec Żywiec () is a town on the River Soła in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). It is situated within the Silesian Voivodeship, near the Żywiec Lake and Żywiec Landscape Park, one of the eight protected areas in the voivodeship. H ...
, Poland


See also

*
Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Fr ...


References


External links


Riom
- Official site for the city of Riom (in French).
Riom Tourism
- Official site from the Auvergne Office de Tourisme.

- Translation by Allen Williamson of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to the people of Riom on November 9, 1429.
The Musée de Veygoux
is a museum in the Manoir de Veygoux dedicated to the French Revolution and Desaix.

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