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The Rozier Pastry, located in La Bourboule in Puy-de-Dôme, is an emblematic building of the early 20th century, built around 1920. This building is distinguished by its south façade, entirely covered with mosaics, by artisans Alphonse Gentil and François Bourdet, who combine floral motifs with references to water in an art deco style. At the back, granite bellows walls and glass windows, including a divided tympanum window, contrast with the elegance of the main facade. The Clermont architect Louis Jarrier designed the ensemble, including a ground floor dedicated to pastry and a floor transformed into a tea salon with a loggia in a basket arch, evoking a theatre scene.

The interior preserves remarkable elements such as a composite order column, mosaic panelling, and neo-Louis XVI windows. The project, carried out in collaboration with the Musaïsts of Boulogne-Billancourt, was very successful until the 1930s. After the Second World War, the trade was divided into two parts: one, still active in bakery-pastry, and the other, the former tea salon, now unused. Ranked a historic monument by decree of 3 December 2001, the Rozier pastry shows the golden age of spas and craftsmanship of the time.

The structure combines a variety of materials, such as concrete for roof terraces and wood for the return rotating staircase. The decor, at the same time harmonious and daring, uses tessels with glossy or matt finishes, creating a set of textures and colours. This place, both commercial and social, reflected the animation of the Auvergne spas, where pastries and tea rooms played a central role in worldly life. Today, its inscription in historical monuments preserves this unique architectural and artistic heritage, a symbol of an era when art and crafts were getting married to embellish everyday life.

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