Travel Guide Mornay-Sur-Allier

A frontier city between the three departments of Cher, Nièvre and Allier, the last city of the beak of Allier, that of its point, Mornay-sur-Allier also lives during World War II - ah, what geography is talking about! - the dividing line pass on its bridge. Further in history, as she went to Chinon to convince the king that she was destined to save France, in 1429 Jeanne d 'Arc passed through Mornay. Moreover, among the few old homes to date, the strong house of Virtel de La Tournelle (the Maoulettes), known as the House of Joan of Arc, bears witness to this. And much more before the time, the Gaul people occupy it, the one named Biturige Cubi. Today, with a population of about 450 people, this little city presents its moving Romanesque church of the seventeenth century, Saint-Symphorian today, Saint-Paixens in the upstream, where there are many statues of polychrome wood in the seventeenth century, not forgetting the symbol of pascal, benevolent lamb, above the entrance porch. Fishing in the Gour, horse riding in the region and walking along marked paths will offer you the joy of meeting a diverse and unexpected flora and fauna.