Saint-Cirgues-on-Couze is a common French, located in the department of the Puy-de-Dôme and the area Auvergne.

Geography

This village quietly developed at the edge of the Couze Pavin, where the valley starts to widen.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The village of Saint-Cirgues has a very interesting Château beginning of the 16th century, whose general pace of Forteresse flanked grosses towers lets nevertheless guess some features of relationship with the Loire ch4ateau: like Chenonceaux, it was indeed built by Thomas Bohier, Seigneur of Saurier and Saint-Cirgues, which occupied of high loads near several kings de France. Very many personalities such as Comptesse de Rupelmond soft friend of Voltaire, the controlling duchess of Tourzel of louis XVI and others (see booklet of Doctor Red-headed Emile) were owner of this prestigious castle today to the abandonment following a terrible fire.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

• Common of the Puy-de-Dôme

External bonds

• Saint-Cirgues-on-Couze on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Saint-Cirgues-on-Couze on the site of INSEE
• Saint-Cirgues-on-Couze on the site of Quid
• Localization of Saint-Cirgues-on-Couze on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Saint-Cirgues-on-Couze on Mapquest