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At the exit of Saint Denis de Jouhet, stands a very strange old brick chimney 15 meters high! At the foot, you can see a building that housed coal-powered pumps that were used to pump water drawn from the stream below to the station located less than 1 km away. The water thus arrived at the water tower of the "Jouhet" station and was used to power the steam engines. On old postcards, you can see the chimney and the roof of the building in their environment at the time as well as the station opened on July 1, 1906 on the line from La Châtre to Guéret.

You are here, at the highest point in the Cher department and the Centre-Val de Loire region. It rises to an altitude of 504 meters. The roads leading there are quiet and peaceful.

Near Saint-Priest-La-Marche, at a place called Beddes in Cher (18) at an altitude of 454 m, discover the source of the Indre river which crosses the department of the same name (36) passing through the towns of Sainte Sévère, La Châtre, Ardentes, Châteauroux (prefecture), Buzançais. It is a tributary of the Loire.

A beautiful 20% climb to Pointe Mazière.

From this road, you can see the Saint Genès church in all its grandeur. Classified as a historic monument since 1862, it is one of the most beautiful Romanesque churches in Berry, in addition to being particularly imposing. When it was built, between the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th century, it was dedicated to Saint-Etienne then was finally renamed in the 17th century after Saint-Genès. It has numerous sculpted capitals.

Source of the Indre, which confluences with the Loire 265km further, after crossing the departments of Cher, Indre and Indre-et-Loire. One of the particularities of the Indre is that its banks are private, belonging to the owners of neighboring land.

Filming location of Jour de Fête by Jacques Tati. Dedicated museum. Beautiful square with its old covered market. the quiches from the bakery are really great value for money!

With your eyes riveted on the dilapidated foundations whose historic weight you feel, you nibble on a sandwich and enjoy a little respite.