Saint-Pierre Colamine’s rural heritage

Saint-Pierre-Colamine is a small rural commune with a scattered settlement, rich in an ancient heritage inscribed in the stone and volcanic landscapes around it. It has an authentic charm, with hiking trails, historical relics and old stones that bear witness to rural life in days gone by.

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Saint-Pierre-Colamine is a small rural commune with a scattered settlement, rich in an ancient heritage inscribed in the stone and volcanic landscapes around it. It has an authentic charm, with hiking trails, historical relics and old stones that bear witness to rural life in days gone by.

– The Pagan Calvary : a singular symbol at the crossroads of beliefs
Near the village of Lompras stands a singular calvary, sometimes referred to as a pagan calvary, because its origins date back to ancient practices and it blends a variety of symbolisms. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1986.

-In Ourcières, a communal oven bears witness to the collective way of life in rural villages of yesteryear.
A banal oven was a bread oven made available to all inhabitants of a hamlet or seigneury under the Ancien Régime : families baked their bread in it, and use of the oven was originally compulsory and subject to a fee called banalité, levied by the local seigneur.