Sermentizon

The Château d'Aulteribe is a castle located in Sermentizon, in the Puy-de-Dôme département, Auvergne, central France. Built in the end of the 15th century, it was altered and restored during the 17th century and in the second half of the 19th century. Many of the medieval-style features of the building were added at this time. In 1954, the château and its contents were bequeathed to the Centre des monuments nationaux by Marquis Henri de Pierre, the last owner. The Château d'Aulteribe is currently managed by the centre des monuments nationaux and is open to the public. The furnishings of the castle include tapestries from Flanders and Aubusson, Chinese porcelain, and paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries. The castle has been listed since 30 March 1949 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The surrounding park, believed to date from the first half of the 19th century, was added to the inventory of national heritage in 1991.

Courpière (French pronunciation: [kuʁpjɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Corpèira) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

The canton of Les Monts du Livradois 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 Courpière. It consists of the following communes:

Néronde-sur-Dore (French pronunciation: [neʁɔ̃d syʁ dɔʁ], literally Néronde on Dore; Occitan: Neironda) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Trézioux (French pronunciation: [tʁezju]; Occitan: Tresiu) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Saint-Flour-l'Étang (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fluʁ letɑ̃]; before 2020: Saint-Flour; Auvergnat: Sant Flor) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

The Miodet is a 30.4-kilometre (18.9 mi) stream in the Auvergne region. It originates in the Livradois and joins the Dore (left bank), whereby it is a sub-affluent of the Loire.

Peschadoires (French pronunciation: [pɛʃadwaʁ]; Occitan: Peschadoira) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Neuville (French pronunciation: [nøvil]; Occitan: Neuviala) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Sauviat (French pronunciation: [sovja]; Occitan: Sauviac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Bort-l'Étang (French pronunciation: [bɔʁ letɑ̃]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

The Durolle (formerly Dorole) is a 32-kilometer-long French river in the departments of Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A right-bank tributary of the Dore, which it joins downstream of Thiers, it is a sub-tributary of the Loire via the Allier. The river rises in the Forez mountains, where rainfall is high throughout the year. After flowing past the town of Noirétable, the Durolle plunges into deep canyons (until it exits the Vallée des Rouets and the Vallée des Usines) renowned for their rich natural and industrial heritage. Known since the Middle Ages for its paper mills, the river owes its fame to its motive power, which enabled cutlery factories to sharpen knives. Today the river's industrial past is used as a tourist attraction.