Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Allier

Château fort
03290 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre

The castle of Thoury, an ancient medieval castle located in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre in the Allier, dominates the river with its ramparts and pepper towers. Historical residence still inhabited, it combines defensive architecture and Renaissance elements like its gallery with Italian.

Abbaye
03290 Dompierre-sur-Besbre

The Notre-Dame Abbey of Sept-Fons, founded in 1132 in Diou (Allier), is a Cistercian monastery and then Trappist located in Dompierre-sur-Besbre, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A symbol of resilience, she went through wars, reforms and exiles before becoming a major spiritual and economic place, especially thanks to her products like Germalyne.

Porte-de-ville
03130 Montaiguët-en-Forez

The town gate of Montaiguët-en-Forez, built in the 15th century in the Allier, is a fortified vestige listed as a historic monument in 1924, marked by its towers and roof in polychrome varnished tiles.

Porte-de-ville
03140 Charroux

The Porte d'Orient is a 13th-century medieval gate in Charroux, a vestige of the fortified enclosure of this old town close to Bourbonnais, now integrated into a historic house.

Château fort
03450 Chouvigny

The Château de Chouvigny, an ancient medieval castle of the 13th century, dominates the gorges of the Sioule in Chouvigny (Allier), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its military architecture and terraces offer an exceptional panoramic view.

Eglise romane
03140 Chantelle

Saint Vincent de Chantelle Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th and 11th centuries, dominates the Bouble à Chantelle (Allier). Ranked a historic monument, it combines Romanesque architecture and 15th century cloister, still active today.

Donjons
03380 Huriel

The Toque dungeon, a 12th century vestige rebuilt in the 16th century, is a 33 m Roman seigneurial tower located in Huriel (Allier), classified as a historical monument since 1886.

Beffroi
03500 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

The belfry of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, built in the 13th and 19th centuries, dominates the city in the Allier. A former monastic watch tower, it now houses a historic clock and a campanile rebuilt in the 19th century.