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Viplaix

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Allier

Viplaix - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Allier
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Legends and traditions:

Each year, the day of the feast day, a king and queen are selected from prominent families. Dressed in their finest clothes, they ride two horses in procession to the sound of the hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, go around the village. Then comes the race. Only residents of the municipality have the right to compete and the same animal can participate more than three times. Viplaix was renowned for the quality of horse breeding, quality is no stranger to the importance that kept the fair Chambérat.

Legend has it that the fairies were so pleasant Viplaix they wanted to make a precious gift to his people. They launched their hammers and where they fell causing a spring of clear water and healing. But instead of thanking the people, taking them to the demons, they threw stones. The fairies, vexed by the host, took the source and transported to eval-les-Bains which has become a spa.

Lucien Lamoureux:

The son of a carpenter timber merchant Viplaix mayor for 46 years, the French politician, was born in the village in 1888. After studying law in Paris, he began his career as a minister under the government of Aristide Briand in 1926 with the Department of Public Instruction. Then it will be Colonial Secretary and Budget, Labour again Colonies and Trade. In 1940, as finance minister, he decided to save the gold from the Bank of France by making transfer to Morocco and Canada. Paul Reynaud not judging fairly determined to continue the war, he resigned and as a majority of the National Assembly shall then be voted full powers to Marshal Petain. More than a political technician, Lucien Lamoureux died August 5, 1970 at Creuzier-le-Vieux.

Geographical information

MunicipalityViplaix
Postcode03370
Latitude46.4600080 (N 46° 27’ 36”)
Longitude2.3811670 (E 2° 22’ 52”)
AltitudeFrom 270m to 403m
Surface area30.40 km²
Population298 inhabitants
Density9 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureMoulins (104 km, 1:26)
Insee code03317
IntercommunalityCC du Pays d'Huriel
DepartmentAllier
TerritoriesAuvergne, Bourbonnais, Massif Central
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

Mesples4.1 km (6 min)
Saint-Éloy-d'Allier4.2 km (7 min)
Courçais5 km (8 min)
Chambérat5.4 km (8 min)
Saint-Désiré7.8 km (11 min)
Saint-Palais8.1 km (12 min)
Saint-Sauvier10.4 km (13 min)
Archignat12.5 km (18 min)
Chazemais12.7 km (20 min)
Préveranges12.8 km (20 min)
Culan13.4 km (15 min)
Huriel13.5 km (20 min)
La Chapelaude13.7 km (16 min)
Treignat14.8 km (19 min)

Things to see and do

Church of St. Martin: While the religious history of Viplaix officially begins at 670, the present church dates from 1936, the town decided to rebuild rather than repair the dilapidated church of which only the strong tower of the 14th is stored. All that can be recovered from the old building was reused as the floor slabs or tiles. Modern part of the building, the nave of three bays long, is punctuated by arches with painted intrados. It gives a slightly protruding transept which crosses every once housed a chapel. Right out, once the dominant nave is a small colorful bas-relief representing the Holy Spirit and dated 1673. The choir is adorned with beautiful windows "Art Deco" tiles of colored glass which include the Catholic symbols. The other windows date from 1861 and belonged to the earlier building.

Fortified house (private property): Remains of a castle first mentioned in 1240, it remains to Pommet a building of square plan appears to be the basis of the old keep. It is located on an esplanade surrounded a portion of its periphery, a ravine well marked.

Photos

Fortified House
Fortified House
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Church of St. Martin
Church of St. Martin
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St. Martin Church
St. Martin Church
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Lucien Lamoureux
Lucien Lamoureux
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Weather

Tuesday 19 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 17°C
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Wednesday 20 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 20°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
Tour of Hérisson’s medieval town
Village visitEasy1:00Hérisson (26 km)
Voueize Gorges
HikeEasy2:00Chambon-sur-Voueize (30 km)
Over hill and dale
Car itineraryEasy1:35Évaux-les-Bains (33 km)
The Rocks of Edge
HikeIntermediate2:20Évaux-les-Bains (33 km)
Rural heritage in Saint-Julien-la-Genète
HikeEasy2:00Évaux-les-Bains (33 km)

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Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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