Masbaraud-Mérignat: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Masbaraud-Mérignat combines river landscapes, hiking trails, painting and traces of history. Here, the Vallée du Thaurion et ses affluents Natura 2000 site covers 76 hectares. Within the municipality, the RD22 runs along the Thaurion on the way to the hamlet of Murat.

The Circuit pédestre n° 44 « Le Champ des arbres » also passes through the landscape: it follows the GR4 to the Bois de la Chassagne, where gorse and chestnut trees typically grow.

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Nature

The landscape also includes the waters in the fishing area of the AAPPMA de Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne. The Leyrenne and the Grandrieu are among the most important rivers there; the area includes first- and second-category fishing waters. The contact address of the AAPPMA de Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne is 11 route du Montalescot, Masbaraud-Mérignat, 23400 Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud.

Culture

A local address for visual art is Les Art's en Ciel. The painting association is based at 7, chemin des Arces, Masbaraud-Mérignat, 23400 Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud. Various recognised painting techniques are practised in its studio, including biological oil painting.

The Château de Mérignat is part of the area's history: in 1864, it was owned by Trappist monks and used for agriculture. The Château de Mérignat is also associated with a story about the Resistance in the Creuse in 1944.

The historic site of Abbaye Notre-Dame du Palais is located near Masbaraud-Mérignat. In the wider region are the Abbatiale Saint-Barthélémy de Bénévent l'Abbaye church, Vassivière Island and the Archives départementales de la Creuse.

Other destinations in this selection: Vareilles, Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat, Auzances, Jarnages, Azerables, Fresselines, Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine, Roches.

For the broader travel overview: Creuse.