Circuit de Charade

The Arboretum de Royat (41 hectares) is an arboretum located in the forêt domaniale southwest of Royat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France. Royat is a spa town at the foot of the Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne and the Puy-de-Dôme, developed from 1850 onwards. The arboretum was established in 1931, and currently contains walking paths through over 40 types of trees, including conifers from North America and Europe such as Douglas fir, larch, and Lawson cypress. It is managed by the Office National des Forêts.

Royat (French pronunciation: ​[ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. As of 2019, its population was 4,359.Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.

Ceyrat (French pronunciation: ​[sɛʁa]; Auvergnat: Ceirat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is twinned with the English village of Great Waltham

Saint-Genès-Champanelle (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒənɛs ʃɑ̃panɛl]; Occitan: Sent Genèst de Champanela) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

The Roman theater of Montaudou is a performance building built in Gaul, in the city of Arveni, in the present-day commune of Ceyrat in the Puy-de-Dôme département. Its remains have been described since the early 19th century, thanks to the presence of a long wall some fifty meters long, known locally as the Saracen Wall. First interpreted as a sanctuary dedicated to Mercury, then as a Roman villa, the hypothesis of an ancient Roman theater emerged in the second half of the 20th century. However, it was not until a series of surveys in the 2000s that this interpretation was validated. Built at the end of the 1st century with a diameter of 51 m, the theater was extended to 81 m in the second half of the 2nd century. However, little is known about the building's evolution and abandonment. While it is now accepted that the theater is not isolated, particularly from probable dwellings and a potential temple with a centered plan, the exact nature of this pole located 1.5 km southwest of Augustonemetum/Clermont-Ferrand is not known, and the hypothesis of a secondary agglomeration independent of the Arverne capital has been put forward.

Roman theatres built during the Roman period may be found all over the Roman Empire. Some were older theatres that were re-worked.

The canton of Chamalières is an administrative division of the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Chamalières.It consists of the following communes: Chamalières Royat

Chamalières (French pronunciation: ​[ʃamaljɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Chamaleiras) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France.With 17,276 inhabitants (2019), Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. It lies adjacent to the west of Clermont-Ferrand and about 150 miles (241 km) from Lyon.

The canton of Beaumont is an administrative division of the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Beaumont.It consists of the following communes: Beaumont Ceyrat Saint-Genès-Champanelle

The canton of Orcines is an administrative division of the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Orcines.It consists of the following communes:

Orcines (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁsin]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.

Beaumont (Auvergnat: Biaumont) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. The commune lies to the south of the dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme (10 km from the commune and the city) which is clearly visible, including the telecommunication antennas that sit on its top.