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Treignat

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Allier

Treignat - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Allier
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Geographical information

MunicipalityTreignat
Postcode03380
Latitude46.3494699 (N 46° 20’ 58”)
Longitude2.3405030 (E 2° 20’ 26”)
AltitudeFrom 374m to 556m
Surface area28.94 km²
Population387 inhabitants
Density13 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureMoulins (104 km, 1:27)
Insee code03288
IntercommunalityCC du Pays d'Huriel
DepartmentAllier
TerritoriesAuvergne, Bourbonnais, Massif Central
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

Leyrat4.2 km (5 min)
Saint-Sauvier4.5 km (6 min)
Soumans7.3 km (11 min)
Archignat7.7 km (8 min)
Boussac-Bourg9.1 km (11 min)
Nouhant9.6 km (15 min)
Lavaufranche9.8 km (14 min)
Lamaids10 km (16 min)
Saint-Pierre-le-Bost11 km (15 min)
Mesples11.2 km (15 min)
Saint-Martinien11.2 km (18 min)
Boussac11.5 km (15 min)
Saint-Palais11.9 km (16 min)
Huriel12.2 km (14 min)

Things to see and do

Saint-Julien church and bell tower of Saint-Gervais: Treignat is the boundary between the langue d'oc and langue d'oil, from the diocese of Bourges and of Limoges from over time from one to the other. It has therefore been equipped with two churches built side by side. Over time, all that remains of the second tower. Outside, a crouching lion before the 11th century, listed building, certainly guard the entrance to the cemetery and to protect the dead from evil spirits. A chapel houses the recumbent figure in beige limestone probably drive from Burgundy, a knight in armor, the lord Anthoine The Groin. On the tomb, we read (difficult because they are written in Gothic letters and short) two epitaphs dedicated one to the Groin Anthoine death in 1505 and one in the fig then Jehan (injured in 1515 and died in Marignan Pavia).

Fountain in the square before the church stands the statue of St. Julien. Roman officer converted to Christianity in the 6th century, he was sentenced to death, caught in Brioude and beheaded by soldiers on August 28, took his head as proof of his death.

Herculat body of water: municipal property since 1988, its surface is 19 hectares in the middle of a site with 27. Its north shore is steep is forested while its southern bank is flat and sunny. It is equipped with a beach, games and camping. Downstream, is the small pond Herculat. These ponds were already on the maps of Cassini, geographer of Louis XV in 1760 and belonged to the Sieur of fig then Villebouche.

Laundry: Long, laundry is on a sloping stone or a simple wooden plank in the ponds, rivers or even fountains that are also used to supply household water. From the 19th century, the French authorities to realize that his laundry at any point of water is not healthy and vector contamination and a law of 1851 even vote a special appropriation to fund the construction of washing. The Water Supply Treignat is made in 1873 but the wash is constructed in 1920. Water is precious is subject to many challenges. It was powered by water from the fountain but the lines are no longer capable of today. Before its construction, the first "wash" is a kind of basin or pond located on the square at the location of existing stairs. Every village and hamlet must have at least one and its importance is measured in number of laundries. Many have unfortunately disappeared.

Photos

Lion
Lion
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Tomb
Tomb
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Saint Julien
Saint Julien
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body of water
body of water
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Lavoir
Lavoir
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Weather

Tuesday 19 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 17°C
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Wednesday 20 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 21°C
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Thursday 21 march
Min. 10°C - Max. 17°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Voueize Gorges
HikeEasy2:00Chambon-sur-Voueize (19 km)
Over hill and dale
Car itineraryEasy1:35Évaux-les-Bains (22 km)
The Rocks of Edge
HikeIntermediate2:20Évaux-les-Bains (22 km)
Rural heritage in Saint-Julien-la-Genète
HikeEasy2:00Évaux-les-Bains (22 km)
Lamy Wood Circuit
HikeEasy3:00Moutier-Malcard (31 km)

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Hotels

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