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Fountains of Clermont - Puy de Dome

A city that does not fail ... Water!

There are fountains of Rome ... and those Clermont-Ferrand! City Arverne is certainly devoid of any river or large stream. At most she has two small rivers, and Tiretaine Artières in places underground. Clermont is a city water yet. We do not know maybe not enough but Clermont-Ferrand account its soil not less than twenty-two mineral water sources that could make it a city of water potential.

The fountain of Amboise with its little Manneken Piss

The source of the Rocks was an ancient shrine whose radiation is attested by the impressive number of votive offerings and the Petrifying springs were one of the most visited attractions in Clermont-Ferrand. Periodically, the waters of Tiretaine and Artières come into flood and turn into torrents, spreading concern among residents.

However, Clermont is deficient in water and must bring to the big costs. Industrial and urban planners have continued to regret the absence of large rivers, especially when in the 1920s, hopes to see a large canal that would have connected to the Clermont Allier have definitely gone.

Then we understand better the importance of Clermont-Ferrand fountains. The power of the mound and was vital to ensure it, the bishop appealed to Amboise in 1558, a Florentine engineer, Gabriel Simeoni. It manages to capture the waters of Royat to send them into the gardens of the Bishop, where is the current Victory Square. Simeoni took care to capture this work by a plate affixed near that of the source but the bishop wanted him too, glorify the arrival of water in the city by building a monumental fountain which bears TODAY 'Today his name.

In general, the city has always surrounded the fountain of donors of a very high regard and fountains remained valuable players of the urban setting Clermont. Today, Clermont has fifty fountains which have almost all been brought in water, often drinking.

Some fountains ... Clermont-Ferrand

Great fountain Bishop Jacques d'Amboise was set amidst the gardens is a fine example of Renaissance sculpture with scrolls and arabesques. Brings dignity to the black stone Volvicéclipse its little Manneken Piss who flout the rules of civility. The water flow here was not always equal. Hence the migration of the fountain at points lower. In 1962, she was ascending the hill, close to its original place.

Victory Square, the project of a memorial of the First Crusade on the occasion of the eighth centenary, n ' was not acquired for the Town of 1895 anticlerical, even if the name of Clermont was associated with history. The project ended up seeing all the same day, the price of compromise: Urban II without his turban, there is hardly recognizable as such and the monumental fountain is still perceived as a great achievement that made municipal unanimously.

Fountain Place Delille was cast in 1885 by Duren. It replaced the fountain of Amboise, who had been on the station instead of from 1808 to 1855 before moving on Cours Sablon until 1962. En1855, Place Delille had ceased to be a host venue for farmers to become one Limagnes passenger railway. As such, it was graded, planted trees and provided with a monumental fountain in the purest style of the time.

In the "bottom Jaude" - this word had a pejorative connotation which referred to "Low Funds" - sat at the fountain Jaude attractions much more flattering. Upon completion of the rehabilitation ward, sculptor Chauchard suggested that fountain made of solid granite blocks. It is now replaced by another fountain, less imposing, with jets of water that sometimes recall, when illuminated, molten lava ... what had been perhaps the designer wanted.