Le Veurdre: Holiday Apartments and Houses
The Allier River borders Le Veurdre to the east, while the Bieudre flows through the municipality. The municipality of Le Veurdre covers 2,116 hectares of bocage landscape.
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Nature
The Allier River borders Le Veurdre to the east; the Bieudre flows through the municipality.
History
The Church of Saint Hippolyte is probably a Romanesque building dating from the 11th century; it was extensively modified at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries, in the 15th century and in modern times. Its two nave bays preserve Romanesque architectural features, including a former western portal, engaged columns with sculpted capitals and windows on the north side.
The historic centre of Le Veurdre preserves the original town plan. Rue du Tour des Murs follows the course of the former fortifications, of which two original towers remain. Le Veurdre has a historic village walking tour, the “Parcours historique du village”, with a published map.
Three successive bridges were built to cross the Allier River between Le Veurdre and Livry; the earliest known evidence of a crossing at this location dates back to the Middle Ages. The present-day Pont du Veurdre was rebuilt in 1948 as a prestressed concrete bridge using the balanced cantilever method. It was one of the first bridges of its kind in Europe and was inaugurated on 5 February 1949.
Boat graffiti in the masonry of the house at 14 rue d’Allier recalls Le Veurdre’s former shipping activity.
Culture and Water
Every year, La Chavannée organises the Fête de la Rivière on the afternoon of Ascension Day.
On the banks of the Allier, visitors can experience the songs and music of the region’s boatmen and winegrowers, as well as navigation demonstrations featuring traditional Futreaux and Toues.
Canoë en Terre d’Allier offers guided thematic excursions on request to an ornithological nature reserve, as well as excursions focused on gastronomy, vineyards or the region’s cultural heritage.
For the main travel overview: Allier.
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