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Useful links
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Eglise de Cours |
Eglise de St Père |
Stèle Neuvy |
Eglise d'Alligny |
Eglise de Myennes |
Eglise de Pougny |
Annay |
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COURS-LES-COSNE
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Saint-Symphorien Church : 16th - 17th centuries : It was built in the first part of the 16th century, on the very place of a former Romanesque church. Today nothing remains of this monument except for the apse, the choir and the northern chapel in the transept. Some statues and pieces of furniture are worth being seen too.
The presbytery : It has recently been renovated. (private property)
Les Granges : It was once a fortified house and dates back to the 16th century.
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SAINT-PERE
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Saint-Pierre Church: 15th- 16th centuries : It was built on the site of a former church from the 12th century. In the two chapels forming the transept crossing, numerous tombstone inscriptions can be seen on the stone slabs. The ornamentation on the west side is worth seeing. (listed building- 1907)
Saint-Père Castle : In the 15th century, this castle was surrounded with water. It was modified in the 17th century as well as in the 19th century. A beautiful park was created following these modifications(private property)
La Commanderie de Villemoison : (near Saint Père) There you can see a Romanesque chapel from the 12th century.
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NEUVY-SUR-LOIRE
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Saint-Laurent Church : Built in the 13th century, it was extended by two chapels in the 16th century.
Library(Old market place): Place Alexandrine Semence
Le Port :
- 15, rue des Vignerons : La Maison de la Cour de Judée 13th-16th centuries
- 14, quai de Loire – Une maison de maître marinier de 1820 This house belonged to a bargee and was built in 1820.
- 11, quai de Loire - Saint-Laurent This statue made of stone was sculpted in the 19th century. It has been placed in a niche on the gable of an old house.
- La Stèle à la mémoire des mariniers This is a statue which was sculpted to the memory of the bargees.
Les Bois Réaux : A neo-Renaissance castle made of stone and brick and flanked by two turrets overlooks the Loire and the nuclear power plant in Belleville.
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ALLIGNY-COSNE
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Saint-Saturnin Church : 16th century (listed building -1923)
It was built on the site of a Romanesque building which had been destroyed during the Hundred Years’ War. It shelters wooden polychrome statues.
Le Vieux Lavoir : This is where people used to do the washing.
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LA CELLE-SUR-LOIRE
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Saint-Hilaire Church: 12th – 16th centuries : A Romanesque church was built in the 12th century. At the beginning of the 16th century, the transept and the choir were added to the original building.
Le Musée Paysan de Bourgogne Nivernaise : This museum displays old agricutural tools and depicts country life in our region
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MYENNES
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Saint-Martin Church : 12th-15th-19th centuries : It was built in the 12th century on a rectangular plane . Nothing remains of the original church except for a window dating back to the Romanesque age. Epitaph .
Le Puits communal: 19th century - This is a well where people used to take water from.
L’Abbaye de Roches : (private property) This abbey is today in ruins.
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SAINT-LOUP
Saint-Loup Church : 14th-15th centuries You can admire the post-Romanesque porch.
Le Château : It was built in the 15th century and used to be part of the Abbaye de Roches.
Le Musée de la Machine Agricole Ancienne This museum displays old tractors, combine harvesters, self-binders… depicting past country life.www.cc-loire-nohain.fr/musee_agricole.htm
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POUGNY
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Saint-Vincent Church: 13th-15th centuries : You can see easily spot it in the distance by its pyramid-shaped roof. It was modified in the 15th century.
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ANNAY
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Sainte-Anne Church: 12th-16th centuries The nave dates back to the 12th century but it was modified in the 19th. The transept and the sacristy were added at the beginning of the 16th century.
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