Saint-Georges-Nigremont: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A camera obscura in the Jardins Carolingiens projects the horizon as a poetic, reversed image. Those who choose Saint-Georges-Nigremont as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Jardins Carolingiens use playful installations and optical devices on their terraces. The architectural heritage includes the restored bakehouse of the former presbytery, with an oven, a Bujadier as a precursor to the washing machine, and a vegetable garden laid out in granite; it is considered characteristic of the craftsmanship of the Creuse masons.

Near the village of La Clidelle, the fortified oppidum of Les Murauds bears witness to settlement during the Celtic invasions from 1400 to 700 BC. The bell tower of Saint Georges Church houses a very rare mechanical clock, accessible via a spiral staircase. A work entitled Notre-Dame des Emigrants bears witness to a distinctive, specifically local veneration of the Virgin Mary in Saint-Georges-Nigremont.

Terraced gardens made of dry stone walls surround the exceptionally well-preserved village of Saint-Georges-Nigremont. The village is one of the villages in the Creuse that have preserved their architectural heritage particularly well. Visitors learn about the history of Saint Georges Church and the village through an audio track combined with gradually increasing illumination.

Landscape and Trails

A free panoramic viewing window has been installed at the orientation board in Saint-Georges-Nigremont; from there, visitors can look out over the Pays de Crocq and the Auvergne mountains, approximately 50 kilometres away.

The “Autour du Nigremont” circular trail begins and ends at the Place de l’église in Saint-Georges-Nigremont. The “Le Tour du Jarissou” circular trail passes former granite quarries near Saint-Georges-Nigremont.

After climbing through the village, a 180-degree panorama opens up over the landscapes of the Creuse and Auvergne. Below the village flows the Rozeille, a river with brown trout, crossed by bridges made of stone slabs.

In Saint-Georges-Nigremont, sightseeing, walks and hikes are freely accessible all year round.

Culinary Delights

The La Montagne Noire crêperie uses buckwheat flour from the Ferme des Combes in the Creuse and prepares its batter for crêpes and galettes daily.

Getting Around

At the entrance to Saint-Georges-Nigremont, there is a free motorhome parking area with water, electricity and a disposal facility for chemical toilets.

Other local pages in the directory: Vareilles, Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde, Jarnages, Viersat, Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat, Marsac, Noth, Saint-Priest-La-Feuille

To the higher-level travel overview: Creuse.