The GR300 follows the Allier Valley through Montpeyroux, Coudes, Pardines, Issoire, Parentignat, Jumeaux and Brassac. The Via Arverna also passes through this landscape: the pilgrimage route, which is more than 500 kilometres long, connects Clermont-Ferrand with Cahors, and between Jumeaux and Brioude it follows the Allier.
Hiking and Trails
The GR300 is marked with white-and-red trail signs and maintained in cooperation with the municipalities through which it passes. The Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais hiking trail runs from the church in Jumeaux along the Rue d'Esteil. From there, it offers views of Jumeaux, the hill of Nonette, the Chaîne des Puys and the Puy de Dôme.
Those who choose Jumeaux as a place to stay may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Water and Fishing
The AAPPMA de Jumeaux manages fishing sections on the Allier and on the Cé and Bansat streams. Its fishing spots include two backwaters, one on each bank, which provide refuge for many species.
On the sections of the Allier managed by the AAPPMA associations of Brassac, Jumeaux and Auzat, flowing areas alternate with calmer shallow-water zones that are suitable for large perch.
Culture and History
The Église Notre Dame en sa nativité is a Neo-Romanesque church with a semicircular apse at the northern end, a large nave and wide side aisles. It is open daily all year round.
At that time, Jumeaux, in the immediate vicinity of Brassac, became the most important centre of boatbuilding. In 1756, 150 carpenters, boatbuilders and shipyard workers worked here; in the same year, they built 756 boats.
