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This ford, located a few kilometers before Moulins, can be very slippery. You arrive there after a 600 m descent at 7%, so be careful!

The town of Souvigny was chosen by the Bourbon dynasty as the religious capital of its duchy. Thus, the commune became the necropolis of all the Bourbon lords.

12th century church composed of a nave of three bays, a fourth bay forming a choir, and a semi-circular apse. Transepts were added. The south chapel was added in the 15th century and the north chapel in the mid-19th century. The facade has a heavy gable at the bottom of which opens a door with a trefoiled tympanum (12th century) under two ores scrolls, crowned by a cornice and corbels. The portal is decorated with sculptures (angel's head; goat's head; flora; man with accentuated virility; chimera or griffin...). The bell tower has two floors, the first being decorated on its four sides with three blind arcatures; the second, which contains the belfry, has each face pierced with three bays separated by twin columns. Of Romanesque origin, this church was remodeled in the 17th century (two chapels), then in the 19th century. Its three-bay nave is unique and its choir is narrower. It has a portal with a trefoiled tympanum and capitals decorated with curved leaves, heads and griffins.

Free visit to the exteriors all year round. Beautiful ensemble consisting of a quadrangular main building (17th century) flanked by square turrets topped with imperial roofs cushioned by slate lanterns. Set also composed of the chapel (1720), the dovecote, the granary with an inverted boat hull frame (dated 1617), the Reserve house with its half-timbering (15th century). A French terraced garden (1840) decorates the premises. Since 1696, the property has been in the same family.

A medieval village in Bourbonnais, a major Cluniac site and former necropolis of the Dukes of Bourbon, this is a must-see. Stop by the abbey church, visit the local artisan shop, Chez Aristide, and stroll through the narrow streets. Don't miss the medieval festival at the end of July!

Souvigny is a French commune located in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Located in the heart of Bourbonnais, the city is the cradle of the Bourbon family, of which it was an important city of the lordship of Bourbon. It preserves an exceptional heritage linked to its affiliation with the powerful abbey of Cluny. In addition to the recumbent figures of the last Dukes of Bourbon, the priory church, the largest religious building in the Allier department, preserves the relics of several saints, including those of two abbots of Cluny who died in Souvigny: Mayeul, 4th abbot (died in 994), and Odilon his successor (died in 1049).

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Central square of the medieval village of Souvigny