racetrack
Circuit de Charade
Spectacular circuit wrapped around extinct volcanoes near Clermont-Ferrand, once dubbed the 'French Nurburgring'; its full 8 km lap hosted the French Grand Prix four times in the 1960s and 70s.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Le Crest is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Orcet, 16km from Puy de Dome.
Le Crest is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 1,178, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Le Crest sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Le Crest to your route.
Le Crest (French pronunciation: [lə kʁɛ]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is part of the urban area of Clermont-Ferrand.
Originally, it was a market village in a rural area known for viticulture and other agricultural crops. As in areas of Italy, the ancientRead more
village developed around a fortress chateau built on a hilltop for defensive purposes. Dwellings of commoners were built outside the walls of the chateau. The village has a central square with a fountain and a market cross. Agricultural fields extend away from the limits of the village, so the people lived near each other in the village and would travel outside to the fields and vineyards to work.
Anton Docher, a missionary Catholic priest who served for 34 years at Pueblo of Isleta in New Mexico, United States, was born in Le Crest in 1852. He was later known as "The Padre of Isleta."
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Le Crest is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.6867 latitude, 3.1273 longitude.
Le Crest has a population of approximately 1,178 people, making it a town in France.
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racetrack
Spectacular circuit wrapped around extinct volcanoes near Clermont-Ferrand, once dubbed the 'French Nurburgring'; its full 8 km lap hosted the French Grand Prix four times in the 1960s and 70s.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Michelin's flagship museum in its home town of Clermont-Ferrand, tracing 130+ years of tyres, guides and mobility - from early aeroplanes to the rail-riding Michelines and modern motorsport.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A dormant volcanic dome rising to 1,465 meters in the Chaine des Puys, offering sweeping views over 80 volcanic cones in the Auvergne.
16 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Cliff-edge viewpoint behind Queuille's village church over an almost-closed loop of the Sioule river wrapped around a forested peninsula: an Auvergne panorama that stays remarkably crowd-free.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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