Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Allier

Fortification
03300 Cusset

The fortifications of Cusset, built at the end of the 15th century in the Allier, form a polygonal enclosure of more than one kilometer, with fortified towers and doors, including the Prison Tower, the only intact vestige.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
03100 Montluçon

The castle of the Dukes of Bourbon in Montluçon, built from the 13th century and rebuilt until the 15th century, dominates the upper town. This castle, transformed into a ducal residence, illustrates medieval military architecture in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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.

Eglise gothique
03000 Moulins

Notre-Dame-de-l'Annunciation de Moulins Cathedral, built between 1468 and 1876, is a flamboyant neo-Gothic Gothic jewel located in the Allier, famous for its triptych of the Master of Moulins and its historical stained glass windows.

Château fort
03160 Bourbon-l'Archambault

Bourbon-l'Archambault Castle, built between the 12th and 15th centuries, is an ancient medieval fortress located in the Allier, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ranked a historic monument, it dominates the village from a rocky spur and retains imposing remains such as the Qui-qu'en-Grogne tower.

Moulin à eau
03160 Bourbon-l'Archambault

The old mill of Bourbon-l'Archambault, fortified mill of the 15th and 19th centuries, stands in the Allier, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, reusing a medieval tower and housing a vaulted room of warheads.

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.

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.