Saint-Priest-des-Champs
Saint-Priest-des-Champs () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne of central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Priestois or Saint-Priestoises. Geography Saint-Priest-des-Champs is located some 25 km west of Combronde and 15 km north-west of Bromont-Lamothe. Access to the commune is by the D987 from Pontaumur in the south which passes through the length of the commune and the village before continuing north-east to Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne. The D62 comes from Espinasse in the north-west and continues through the village south-east to Les Ancizes-Comps. The D515 also goes west from the village to Biollet. The D512 branches from the D987 at the south-western border of the commune and forms most of the southern border of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland. The south-eastern border of the commune is marked by the Sioule river which flows north forming a lake behind the dam just east of the commune. The north eastern border is formed by the Chalamont which flows south to join the Sioulet near the dam. The Coli rises in the west of the commune and flows east, south of the village, to join the Sioule. Many other streams rise in the commune and flow south-east to join the Sioule. Other streams rise in the west of the commune and join the Ruisseau de Coulet which flows south to join the Chevalet near Tingaud. Localities and Hamlets Bargheon Beauffessoux le petit Beauffessoux le grand Blanquet Bois Redon Bois des Girauds Boscavert Bouchelet Buffevent Buige de la Roche Carton Champ Moise Chez Saby Chirol Cluzel Coulazède Couronnet Courtine Croix de Boissis Gandichoux Gaulme Grandsaigne Jouhet La Barge La Buchaille La Carte La Chomette Lacost La Couaire La Croizette La Force La Geneste La Georges La Mazière La Motte L'Arbre La Reine La Roche La Sauvolle Lasciouve Laussedat Laval La Vergne Lébeaupin Le Bladeix Le Davideix Le Marais Le Moulin du Bay Le Moulin de Laval Le Moulin de l'Étang Grand Le Puy Gotier Le Pradeix Le Puy Le Sagnard Les Barsses Les Chaussades Les Chomets Les Communaux Les Eaux Minérales Le Signolet Lespadys Les Paris Les Pâturaux Les Rioux Les Sandes Les Treux Le Teilhot Marcheix Mazeron Montpied Pas de Saint-Martin Pérol Pont de Fourche Puy de Beix Ragheade Retaillat Roudadoux Ruderre Sous la Roche Sous le Bois Vernadel Villemaine Visignol Neighbouring communes and villages Administration List of Successive Mayors Twinning Saint-Priest-des-Champs has twinning associations with: Hohentengen (Germany) since 1986. Demography In 2017 the commune had 702 inhabitants. Culture and heritage The Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist The War Memorial Many Wayside Crosses There is a Bourrée or dance called Bourrée de Saint-Priest (also known as Les garçons maçons). Many of these popular dance tunes, usually untitled and anonymous, have often been "renamed" in their collection, or interpretation, or the name of the collection place. There is a giate (a bourrée in triple time) in the repertoire of Jean Lecuyer, an accordion player at Saint-Priest-des-Champs. Saint-Priest-des-Champs Picture Gallery Facilities There