Marigny: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Château de Charnes is a château dating from the beginning of the 17th century, with a square main building and square towers topped with mansard roofs in the Imperial style. The Château de Charnes complex includes a chapel dating from 1720, a dovecote, a granary with an inverted boat-hull-shaped roof structure dated 1617, the half-timbered houses of the Maison de la Réserve, and a terraced French garden.
Culture and History
The Église Saint-Pourçain has Romanesque origins and was remodelled in the 15th and 19th centuries. Its portal features a trefoil tympanum; the capitals are decorated with curved leaves, heads, and griffins.
The Église Saint-Pourçain is classified as a historic monument and can be visited free of charge and independently, without a guide. The grounds of the Château de Charnes can also be visited free of charge and without a guide all year round; guided tours take place during the season by prior reservation.
The Monument des fusillés de la forêt de Marigny is a memorial stele commemorating young people from Marigny and Souvigny who were executed on 27 August 1944.
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Nature and Trails
The signposted circular walking route “PR 15: Circuit de nature Marigny” starts at the church in Marigny, passes the Château de Charnes, and leads near the Bagnolet forest. It is a very easy 6 km hike with a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The route follows bocage hedges through a landscape shaped by livestock farming and arable agriculture, with distinctive stone features and a historic character.
The “Entre églises et bocage” cycle route runs along roads shared with motor vehicles. It is an easy 5.9 km road cycling route that starts in Marigny.
For the higher-level travel overview: Allier.
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