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Discover the town of val de bresbe sologne bourbonnaise  Located at the North-East of the department To combine it (03), the Community of Common Valley of Besbre the Sologne Bourbonnaise belongs to the Auvergne Area. To 300 km of Paris, 170 km of Lyon and 120 km of Clermont Ferrand, the Community territory is easily accessible by the road thanks to the RCEA (Road Centers Atlantic Europe) which passes to the North of the territory. One can also come to the Community from Communes by the train which stops at the stations of “Dompierre Seven Fons” and from “Diou”. Lastly, the side channel in the Loire makes it possible to connect the territory to the whole of the network of the channels of France.

Discover le pays saint pourcinois  Prosperous city thanks to its vineyard, the city will surprise you by his history which one finds trace to the National Library: during more than 2 centuries, Saint-Pourçain will have been one of the 8 royal monetary workshops, striking the royal one of gold of Charles V and the token of Anne de Baujeu, recognizable by the presence of a point under the 11th letter of the legend. Various monuments are to be observed: the priory of the Benedictines which depended on the Burgundian abbey of Tournus; the church Saint-Cross (Xème and XVème centuries), old abbey, strange with its obviously excentric chorus compared to the nave; the Tower of the Clock (Belfry) built by the inhabitants who did not wish any more to depend on the prior with which they were constantly in conflict; some houses of the Middle Ages in cob, stone, with wood sides; remainders of fortifications set up at the time of the Hundred Year old war when the Duke of Burgundy, Philippe the bold one, stopped in the city whereas it continued the English.

Discover néris les bains  At the same time thermal and tourist destination, Néris-the-Baths is a city which proposes varied activities to you. You will appreciate certainly the charm and the softness of living of this town of water which knew to combine hydrotherapy and tourism. The preserved environment, the beauty of the parks and gardens are favourable with the leisures and the activities of full air. Between relaxation and entertainments, we invite you to maintain your form by the practice sports accessible to all. A foot, with bicycle or horse, discover the richness of our station as you will like it. Treasures of architecture are revealed with the turning of the streets; the Gallo-Roman vestiges côtoient the style Belle Time and the current infrastructures, the whole forming superb a small city pleasant to live.

Discover châtel-montagne  Châtel-montagne is a village of artists located at 25 km of Vichy in the middle of the mountain bourbonnaise. Equipped with splendid a XII ième century old church, Châtel-Mountain top of its 500 meters is animated by its workshops of art and craft industry of art: painting, sculpture on stone, turned wood, engraved glass, cutlery, glass blown metal sculpture of recovery, let us santons of Provence… Thus with a very good restaurant, it is pleasant to spend one day in the mountain bourbonnaise, or more, since many lodgings, rooms and tables of hosts, camp-site equipped with country cottages and bungalows, are in place to accomodate you.

Discover community of communes of sioule, colettes and boubles  The territory of the Community of Common SIOULE, COLETTES and BOUBLE gathers 18 communes and account 5394 inhabitants. It is mainly covered by the national forest with the “COLETTES”, the national forest of Monestier, wood Mal, the wood of Chatelard, the wood of Peyrolles and part of the national forest of Giverzat. The throats dug by rivers “SIOULE” and “BOUBLE” give all its attraction to an authentic landscape. It is a rich territory by the diversity of its landscapes and its exceptional natural framework makes an ideal tourist place of it ressourcer and to rest. Many activities of full nature are proposed to you.