They were the gateways to the city of the roads coming from Paris and Lyon, then the relay between the station and the historic centre. In the second half of the 20th century, automobile hegemony transformed them into vast roundabouts, dangerous to cross. During a visit, you are invited to admire the monuments and buildings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that compose them. It is also a space in full change, since the City of Clermont-Ferrand has launched an extensive consultation on the future of these squares.