Baths

See also the page of homonymy Baths (homonymy)

Bains is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Loire and the area Auvergne.

Geography

History

The broad way which the way follows towards north is the antique “Via Bollène”, taken again by the Romans, it connected Lyon to Toulouse.

Administration

Demography

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Via Podiensis of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle.
One comes from the Saint-Christophe-on-Dolaison, the next commune is Saint-Privat-with Allier.

The passage to Bains of many pilgrims cannot be disputed and the route suggested beyond remains very plausible, especially if it is considered that the village of Fay is mentioned in 1236 in the cartulaire of Templiers. This order having taken a big part in the protection of the pilgrims, we are probably in the presence of old but authenticates way of Saint-Jacob.

Places and monuments

Vestiges of the castle, cross of wrought iron close to the church, and of old houses.

the parish church of XIIe and 13th centuries with a recent wall-belfry.
To notice outside, a enfeu side southern part, traces of a title seigneurial, and curves of the gate of entrée.
Inside, a baptismal tank and Piéta.

This church originally dedicated to Martial saint, passed towards 1105 pennies the term of Holy-Foy, thus depending on Conches until 1613.

Montbonnet,

Variation of the commune of Baths.

the Saint-Roch Vault,
The primitive oratory was built by the family of Montlaur whose armorial bearings are on the keystone of the vault. Saint Bonnet became about it the first owner, one honoured also holy Bonnette there with Alvier, their statues appear in the vault.
This vault of the 10th century was altered at several periods, the building was dedicated to Roch saint, during the extension of the worship of this saint, become owner of the pèlerins.
A cemetery, a well and a housing of reception, now disappeared, were next to this set up vault borders of it even way followed by Jacquets.

A legend sticks to this vault. The inhabitants of Baths, jealous of the veneration of Roch saint in Montbonnet, wanted to bring back the statue on their premises, they reflect it on a tank drawn by an ox and an ass. In way the animals refused to advance and posed " pesamment" their shoes on a stone which kept the empreinte.
of it The legend also claims that the stones deposited on this stone disappear the following night.

See too

Common of the Haute-Loire

External bonds

Baths on the site of the national geographical Institute
Baths on the site of INSEE
Baths on the site of Quid
Localization of Baths on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Baths on Mapquest

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