Things to see and do Sermur

Located on a private property in Chaupeyre, on the town of Sermur, this laundry is worth a visit. It reveals itself to the passers-by in a green setting, at the foot of a granite cluster and surprises by its beautiful size. This is the occasion of a walk in the green countryside. Sermur is full of treasures and, after a visit to the washing house, St. Roch's Oratory and the medieval tower are waiting for walkers.

First, follow the signs indicating the direction of the tower of Sermur. Then the paths separate. The one leading to St. Roch's oratory goes into the basements, along the fields lined with granite walls. Each year, in August, Sermur celebrates Saint Roch; a procession is then organised, so that the saint brings to the country a proper humidity during the year.

Dominating the Combraille tower, the tower of Sermur, probably high in the 721 th century, was one of the elements of the castle that stood at metres above sea level. In 1357, when the English attacked - the complex was in a strategic location since Sermur was then one of the fiefdoms of the Counts of Auvergne - the whole was partially destroyed, between 1390 and 1410. Today it remains only the remains of this square tower of seven metres side.