Practical information
Drinking water, drought restrictions, recycling centres, hours for noisy work, street lighting, fibre optic broadband and France Services.
Drinking water and sewerage
Several springs supply the municipality. Maintaining them and the quality of the water supplied are a priority for the municipal team: protecting today the resource of tomorrow.
A water problem?
Leak, water cut, cloudy water: let the town hall know on 04 71 78 41 64.
Laurent Golliard, 1st deputy mayor in charge of water and sewerage: 06 78 33 66 17.
Paying your water bill
Cheques are no longer accepted. You can pay by bank card, by bank transfer or by direct debit.
To pay by direct debit, bring to the town hall your bank details (RIB) in your name, an identity document and, if needed, proof of address.
Farmers: tanks for livestock
Tanks for watering livestock are filled at the old Frayssinet water tower. Please use it with care, so that the next users can use it too.
It is forbidden to fill tanks with water from the municipal network.
Work carried out in 2026
- Cleaning and clearing of the springs and their protection areas
- Chlorination pumps back in service
- Work on the sewerage lifting pumps
- Monitoring of the quality of the water supplied
Read the article “Drinking water: springs maintained and secured”
Drought: water use restrictions
Under prefectoral order no. 2026-224-DDT of 15 October 2026, the municipality (Rhue management area) is placed on “crisis” level. These measures apply until 31 October 2026 inclusive, unless a new order is issued.
Restrictions may change. To find out which ones apply today and to read the full order (in French), go to vigieau.gouv.fr, the official French government website. The French text of the order is the reference.
| Use | Rule |
|---|---|
| Watering vegetable gardens (including non-agricultural greenhouses) | Forbidden from 8:00 to 20:00. |
| Watering lawns, flower beds, ornamental gardens and green spaces | Forbidden. |
| Watering trees and shrubs | Forbidden, except plants less than 3 years old: watering allowed from 20:00 to 8:00, on 2 nights a week at most, after requesting authorisation from the DDT (departmental agency) and posting the chosen dates on site. Totally forbidden if there is a shortage of drinking water. |
| Sports grounds | Watering forbidden, except for sports grounds used for national or international events. |
| Washing vehicles | Forbidden for private individuals and for businesses, except where required for health reasons. |
| Private swimming pools | Filling forbidden. Emptying into the natural environment forbidden. |
| Swimming pools open to the public | Filling forbidden, except where required for health reasons and approved by the ARS (regional health agency). |
| Public and private fountains | Forbidden, unless they run in a closed circuit. |
| Cleaning façades, roofs, pavements, roads and sealed surfaces | Forbidden, except where required for health or safety reasons. |
| Ponds and lakes | Filling forbidden. Emptying into rivers and streams forbidden, except with specific administrative authorisation. |
| Canyoning and river trekking | Forbidden, except under the departmental protocol governing these activities. |
Rainwater collected in storage tanks is not affected by these restrictions. Failure to comply with the restrictions is liable to penalties.
Waste and recycling centres
Condat recycling centre
- Monday
- 14:00 – 17:30
- Tuesday
- 14:00 – 17:30
- Wednesday
- 14:00 – 17:30
- Thursday
- 14:00 – 17:30
- Friday
- 13:30 – 17:30
- Saturday
- 9:00 – 12:00
Bulky items, garden waste, wood, specific household hazardous waste, hazardous waste, household appliances: your waste belongs at the recycling centre.
Riom-ès-Montagnes recycling centre
Usual opening hours: 8:30 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:30.
Bulky waste
Collected by the municipality on the last Friday of the month, if you register at the town hall before the collection (04 71 78 41 64). From January 2027, the collection will take place once every two months.
Cemetery collection point
The waste collection point in the cemetery car park was reorganised in 2026. Please sort your waste and keep the site clean.
Noise and works: let's respect our neighbours
Mowing, gardening, DIY: noisy work is allowed at the following times.
Monday to Friday
8:30 – 12:00
14:00 – 19:00
Saturday
9:00 – 12:00
15:00 – 19:00
Sundays and public holidays
10:00 – 12:00
Street lighting
Street lighting times have been adjusted:
- lights on from 6:00 in the morning until daybreak;
- lights on in the evening until midnight;
- the Les Rochers area lit until midnight in summer and during the school holidays.
A light is out? Let the town hall know. Nathalie Metayer, 2nd deputy mayor, is in charge of street lighting.
Fibre optic broadband
Fibre optic broadband is being rolled out in the municipality: poles and cables are being installed in several areas, in the village centre and in the hamlets.
The service is expected to start in autumn 2026.
France Services in the Pays Gentiane
At the France Services centre in Riom-ès-Montagnes, a team helps you free of charge with everyday paperwork: health, pensions, taxes, employment, housing, online procedures. Many public bodies (CAF, CPAM, MSA, CARSAT, France Travail, Mission locale…) see people there by appointment.
Drop-in sessions are also held in neighbouring town halls. The monthly schedule is published in the News & Alerts.
France Services centre
Place de la Gare
15400 Riom-ès-Montagnes
Monday to Thursday, 9:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00; Friday, 9:00 – 12:00