Randonnée : le vallon de Brommat
This hike, which is not particularly difficult, takes a pleasant route through woods and pastures overlooking the wild Bromme valley and the Brommat valley.
Marking : yellow
Departure : Parking in front of Natura Bien-Être in Pleau
DISCOVERY :
Villages with traditional rural buildings.
Panoramas on the Bromme gorges and the neighboring "puechs".
"Natura Bien-être": a fitness center - aqualudic center: a balneo area, sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, squash and weight room, a program of group classes,... the vacation village "Azuréva".
DISCOVERY :
Brommat was the chief town of a Carolingian viguerie. In the 11th century the local lord donated the church to the monks of Conques. If its current appearance is rather Gothic, this is due to the fact that it was demolished in 1478 to build a new one reworked in 1601.
In 1582 the Protestants who held the capital of Carladez, also took the priory. This one which belonged to the abbey of Conques, it was demolished in 1760 threatening ruin. There still remains near the church, a building called "the castle". Only one of the two wings that framed the old main building remains; a trapezoidal tower and 15th century openings.
To be seen today: its combed bell tower, an 18th century altarpiece, a painting recalling the martyrdom of Saint Saturnin - the patron saint of the parish.
The implantation of dams on the Truyère, the construction of the Sarrans Dam and its underground factories of Brommat 1 and Brommat 2, marked these last decades. The Truyère had proved to be suitable for the realization of an efficient hydroelectric system, the first plant was built in Brommat and inaugurated in 1933. Its underground nave is a true "Art Deco" masterpiece.
This human and industrial epic gave birth to a superb and immense reservoir: the Lake of Sarrans.
Today, you can enjoy the discovery of villages and amazing landscapes in the Truyère valley:
The Peninsula of Laussac, Valon,..
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