Menhir erection Néolithique (≈ 4100 av. J.-C.)
Estimated construction period
Moyen Âge
Place of Assizes of Justice
Place of Assizes of Justice Moyen Âge (≈ 1125)
Local judicial use
1er mars 1971
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 1er mars 1971 (≈ 1971)
Official protection of the monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Menhir du Pont d'Aubières dit La Pierre Piquée (cad. C 87): inscription by order of 1 March 1971
Key figures
Docteur Charvilhat - Local historian
Narrated folk tradition
Origin and history
The Menhir de La Pierre Piquée, also called Menhir du Pont d'Aubière, is a porphyroid granite block erected during the Neolithic period. Its triangular shape peaks at 2.32 m, with a vertical west face and a rounded top. The nearest granite deposit is more than 6 km away, highlighting the effort required for its transport and erection.
This monument was listed as historical monuments on March 1, 1971. In the Middle Ages, it served as a gathering place for the foundations of justice. A folk tradition reported by Dr. Charvilhat mentioned that young people in the village were sticking their ears against the stone on the first day of spring to hear underground voices.
La pierre is located in Aubière, in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its exact location is reported to be close to the N Bourbaki Group driveway. Archaeological studies, such as those of Sylvie Amblard (1983) and Frédéric Surmely (1995), list him among the notable megaliths of Puy-de-Dôme.
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