Chaumont-the-borough

Chaumont-the-Borough is a common French, located in the department of the Puy-de-Dôme and the area Auvergne.

Geography

Localities and variations

the Borough , Fredière, Masselèbre, the Prelate, Scrapers, Sabiot, Tonvic.

Communes bordering

in the canton of Arlanc:

Beurières ;

in the Canton of Ambert (district of Ambert):

Marsac-in-Livradois;

in the Canton of Viverols (district of Ambert):

Saint-Just.

History

The current denomination was adopted on an unknown date, supposed between 1882 and 1943. The old name, Chaumont , are always used in the current language.

Administration

Demography

Religious heritage

monumental Cross with the Masselèbre locality, supposed of XIVe or XVe century. Pierre carved: Christ in cross on a face, Crowning of the Virgin to the Child and angel, on the other face, other characters on the side faces with the pied.
Classement under the historic buildings in 1951.
Various buildings indexed by the Historic buildings but not protected:

Vault with the Masselèbre locality, built in 1867.
Vault Our-Lady-of-Pity, built with the XIXe century, unknown date, before 1837.
Former priory of Benedictines in the Borough (Xe, XVIe, XVIIe and XVIIIe, several times destroyed and rebuilt). Mixed property (common and private).
Various other monumental crosses of XVIe at the XIXe century.

Civil inheritance

Various buildings indexed by the Historic buildings but not protected:

Fountain of the Borough, 1892, carved.
Pont of stone on an old course of Gilds, with the Masselèbre locality, supposed of XIVe century.
Well closed with the Masselèbre locality, supposed 1st quarter of the XXe century.

Files

parochial Registers and of civil statue: as from 1570 (town hall and departmental records) - Gaps in XVIe, XVIIe and XVIIIe genealogical centuries
Examinations:

Baptisms, Marriages and Burials: 1570-1592 (gaps)

municipal Deliberations since:

Others

the commune of Chaumont-the-Borough is adherent Regional natural park Livradois-Drill.

See too

Common of the Puy-de-Dôme

External bonds

genealogical Association of the Country of Arlanc

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