Parentignat

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

Geography

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

in the canton of Sauxillages:

Brenat, Pradeaux, Saint-Rémy-with-Chargnat and Varennes-on-Usson;

in the Canton of Issoire (district of Issoire):

the Pitcher, Issoire and Orbeil.

History

At the time of the edict of Nantes, a temple was built for the Protesting S of Issoire, but at Parentignat, other side Allier. It was destroyed after the revocation of the Edict.

The castle of Parentignat is built in 1707 by François de Lastic, captain of the regiment of Roy-Infantry, on the basis of strong house old: it belongs still today to the same family.

La shipping was active until the arrival of the Railroad in the middle of the 19th century.

Le Suspended bridge, in 1831, was the first which made it possible to cross To combine it without borrowing the vat. It unused, is replaced by a more modern bridge.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Castle of Parentignat

Its landscaped garden the, overhung of a terrace bordered of Orange tree S centenaries and old Rose tree S, contrast singularly with the rigor of the main courtyard where the six floors of Gazon were reconstituted which existed at the origin as well as the alley of Tilleul S planted from the point of view of the Château.

Already quoted at the 18th century like one of the residences most richly furnished with the province, he is baptized by Henri Pourrat, celebrates local writer, Small Versailles Auvergnat . Save by the Révolution, one still finds there most of the movable of origin. One can admire there an exceptional whole of objets d'art (table X, Sculpture S and furniture), in particular an important collection of tables by Nicolas de Largillière, Carl Van Loo, Hyacinthe Rigaud and Mrs Vigée Brown the…

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Puy-de-Dôme

External bonds

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

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