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Fountain Balainvilliers de Riom dans le Puy-de-Dôme

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine urbain
Fontaine
Puy-de-Dôme

Fountain Balainvilliers de Riom

    Place de la Fédération
    63200 Riom
Ownership of the municipality
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Fontaine Balainvilliers de Riom
Crédit photo : Pymouss - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1764
Construction of the fountain
1796
Riom Fountain Census
1927
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fontaine Balainvilliers : inscription by order of 9 February 1927

Key figures

Bernard de Ballainvilliers - Intendant of the generality of Riom Sponsor of the fountain in 1764.
Philibert Chaper - Fontainerier in Clermont-Ferrand Builder of the fountain.
Claude-François Legay - Architect Directed the works.
Vissac - Consul of Riom Supervised the construction.
Jean Bonnet - Marist Father and historian The fountains of Riom.

Origin and history

The Balainvilliers fountain is a monumental fountain located in the heart of Riom, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, on the Place de la Fédération, opposite the Basilica of Saint-Amable. Built in 1764, it embodies 18th-century classical architecture, with a square massif decorated with ionic pilasters and Latin and French inscriptions on its faces. Its coronation, typical of the time, makes it a remarkable example of urban fountains of this period.

Bernard de Ballainvilliers, intendant of the generality of Riom, took the initiative of its construction. Directed by fontainenier Philibert Chaper under the direction of architect Claude-François Legay, it was erected under the control of Consul Vissac. A Latin inscription on the fountain attests to their collaboration and specifies its cost: 3,000 books. This monument is part of an urban context where fountains played a central role in the city's water supply and beautification.

The fountain was listed as historic monuments in 1927, recognizing its heritage value. At the end of the 18th century, Riom had 62 fountains, according to a study by the Marist father Jean Bonnet, stressing the importance of these works in the daily life and planning of the city. Today, it remains a symbol of the architectural and historical heritage of Riom, accessible on the square-parvis of Saint-Amable, formerly occupied by a cemetery.

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