Monuments to visit Loire

It is here, overlooking the city, that the remains of the feudal castle of the dukes of Bourbon and Urfé are found. Nearby, we find the chapel Notre-Dame-du-Château, Gothic style (of the xivth century and Gothic style where the funeral of Anne d 'Urfé was held, which was under Charles IX third royal bailli of the Forez and gentleman of the king.

Saint-Marcel-de-Feline is an old village facing the Forez Mountains. The castle blends perfectly into its heart, close to the square and the church and on its edge along the hills and valleys. The castle of Saint-Marcel is an ancient house whose origin dates back to the th century and which underwent transformation after the Middle Ages, only in the th and th centuries, restored in an Italian Renaissance style that gives it its current appearance. Classified in historic monuments, this square block is surrounded by deep ditches, presents an inner courtyard with covered galleries and an interesting series of rooms furnished inside.

After the well dug in 1882 for the Maison du Bureau de Bienfaisance, the municipal council is harassed by the population of the village. Indeed, the lack of water is increasingly penalising the inhabitants of the village. The municipal council then unanimously decided to entrust the construction of a public well to an architect of Roanne. Work will begin in 1885. This water sink situated on the Church square has the particularity of being as deep as the church bell is high, about 25 m.

Manufrance's premises are one of the most remarkable traces of the industrial past of Saint-Etienne. Built Cours Fauriel by the architect Léon Lamaizière for the arms manufacturers Etienne Mimard and Pierre Blachon, these buildings constitute a real industrial palace, visited in the past by many industrialists and heads of state... Manufrance then became famous all over the world for its various items sold by mail order: weapons and bicycles then home, leisure, fishing... After a glorious history, Manufrance closed permanently in 1981.