Fête de la nature

Let yourself be carried away and enjoy this rich, varied, eclectic and creative program, whether running (Heritage Run), walking (walks) or strolling (exhibitions)

From 24 to 25 May 2024
17:00 p.m. - 21:00 p.m. Fayet le Château
Fantastic Beasts (exhibition)
Cartoon chimeras made by a group of adults from the café du quai and on an integration course populate the banks of the Gravière pond! Come and discover these creations made with the artists Léa and Lila. They are part of a global project around the theme “Fantastic creatures” (conference, plastic arts workshops, etc.).

17:00 p.m. - 21:00 p.m. Fayet le Château
Fantastic Creatures (exhibition)
These DIY and poetic inventions were entirely designed by all the children from the Chauriat school and young people from the Beffroi de Billom college with the artist of “The workshop of brilliant inventions” Nicolas Savoye! There you will find funny creatures and their cocoons, directly from the imagination of children and adolescents and made with materials intended for discard!


25 May 2024

09:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Fayet le Château
Visit to the presbytery garden
Auréso is an association based in Fayet-le-Château aiming to promote autonomy, resilience and solidarity of territories, to overcome major climatic and societal changes. Among its activities: pedagogy and transmission to various audiences, creation and maintenance of "common" gardens of forest gardens and permaculture. Members of the association offer you a tour of the presbytery garden, an experimental model of syntropic agriculture.

10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Fayet le Château
Music in the orchard
What if fruit could make music?
This narrated and participatory musical performance in the orchards is the result of a creation by the actress, author and director Juliette Malfray! Take advantage of the charm of the place to enjoy a small snack together at the end of the show.
From 5 years

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Billom
Chimera (exhibition)
From the line, from the drawn writing which routes us, guides us, shows us and teaches us, the drawing of Morgane Isilt Haulot offers us fictional images inhabited by their own truth. Attracted by the undeciphered, the artist explores the dream which is composed on the surface of the paper or the canvas to offer it to be read in this common language from the beginning. Influenced by the practice of intaglio engraving and the desire for simplicity of means in the act of creation, the drawing plays the game of purity to touch the essence of the symbol. The creation of an image is transformed into magic, disseminated by the reproducible means of screen printing which infuses the curious gaze.
The exhibition is open from April 2 to May 31

10:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Fayet le Château
Linocut workshop (continuous)
“Print your fantastic creature” of your choice by discovering engraving techniques. Each family will be able to leave with their work!
Children accompanied

14 am - 30 pm
Nature and heritage walk on the Puy de Pileyre (round in front of Chauriat town hall).
environments and species of the Puy de Pileyre Sensitive Natural Area.
With Vincent Amaridon, photographer and environmental educator
Beginners in photography and family from 8 years old, bring a reflex, hybrid or bridge camera or smart phone.
By reservation at the Tourist Information Office (04-73-68-39-85)

15:00 p.m. - 17:00 p.m. Fayet le Château
Have a laugh: board games on the water
Come and enjoy the many board and reading games on the theme of water, rivers and ponds selected by the library network and the Billom Community rivers service.
A game of skill, reflection and cooperation, there is something for everyone!
Take part in a fun and educational moment allowing you to have fun while benefiting from raising awareness of the issues of preserving water and aquatic environments.
With the library network and the rivers service
By reservation at the Tourist Information Office (04-73-68-39-85)


17:00 p.m. - 18:30 p.m. Fayet le Château
Food forest of the Madet valley
The Forêt Nourricière de la Vallée du Madet is an association of citizens of Fayet-le-Château having established a forest garden on three plots of land in their commune. This “dispersed” forest garden is a place for experimenting with new agricultural practices, food production for the residents of the commune, and learning/transmission. It is also a space in which to do together, share, meet, and build relationships. The members of the association also participate in the maintenance of several communal roads in the village with "gentle" pruning, minimizing the use of motorized tools.

18:30 p.m. - 20:00 p.m. Fayet le Château
In search of the little beasts of Ricochet
Accompany the Billom Community river service for a stroll along the Ricochet and discover its important aquatic biodiversity.
You will be equipped with a bathyscope (allowing you to see underwater) and magnifying boxes to observe without harming this biodiversity.
Equip yourself with water boots or shoes to fully enjoy the experience.
With the rivers service

26 May 2024
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Glaine Montaigut
Cartade forest garden
Come and discover this rural place made up of a pre-orchard, an experimental forest garden space, a collective vegetable garden, a pond. Located above the Glaine-Montaigut ponds, it is open to all. A team of hardworking volunteers supported by the BEC have created a haven of bio diversity where it is pleasant to stroll.

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