Discover Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat
A village in the Santoire valley, where the Cézallier meets the Cantal mountains: its heritage, its landscapes and its memory.
The municipality at a glance
Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat is a municipality in the Cantal, in the Santoire valley, where the Cézallier meets the Cantal mountains. Its landscapes of forests and pastures bear the mark of the region's volcanic history.
Its inhabitants are called the Saint-Bonnetoux and Saint-Bonnetouses. The municipality is part of the canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes and of the Pays Gentiane community of municipalities.
- 113inhabitants (2023)
- 1,732 hain area
- 799 mlowest altitude
- 1,146 mhighest altitude
Heritage
Saint-Bonnet church
A former priory, given in 1131 by Aymeri, Bishop of Clermont.
The town hall and former school, and the war memorial
The town hall building also housed the old school. In front of it stands the war memorial, where the commemorations are held.
The Réghéat bread oven
An emblematic feature of the local heritage, the communal bread oven in the village of Réghéat had its surroundings restored in 2026: undergrowth cleared, area cleaned and access opened up.
The basalt columns
Columns of basalt overlook the Santoire valley, a testimony to the geological history of the region.
Walk: the volcanic columns
This loop from the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park starts from the church square. It crosses forests and pastures, follows the Santoire and passes at the foot of the basalt columns. On a clear day, the view stretches to the Cantal mountains and the Sancy massif.
See this walk on the map Walk route sheet (PDF in French, Volcans Park)
- 6.2 kmloop
- 2 h 15 minwalking time
- 222 mtotal ascent
- Mediumdifficulty
A project of the Heritage association in partnership with the municipality
Raconte-moi Saint-Bonnet
“Tell me about Saint-Bonnet”: a journey through the time and memory of a village.
Because we have a duty to remember and to pass on, “Raconte-moi Saint-Bonnet” is a joyful, playful but also useful project. Memories of a farming past, of village fêtes and school years, stories told by the fireside (cantou): these are the accounts and old photographs we want to bring together. The recipe for stuffed cabbage, haymaking, the troughs where the cows drank, the wash house and the weighbridge are all part of this shared heritage.
How to take part
Do you have old photos, documents or memories to share? Contact the town hall on 04 71 78 41 64, or Claude Legrand, municipal councillor, at legrand.claude63@
Archives and family history
Online registers
The parish and civil registers of Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat, from 1601 onwards, have been digitised by the Cantal Departmental Archives. They can be viewed free of charge on archives.cantal.fr (in French).
The ten-year indexes, which list the records from 1792 to 1962, are the quickest way in to find an ancestor.
Recent records
The online registers stop in 1932 for births and marriages, and in 1951 for deaths. For a more recent record, contact the town hall.