Around Nigremont

Heritage site and architecture

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The village of Saint-Georges-Nigremont, perched on the Nigremont (Black Mountain) at an altitude of 746 m and at the end of a small, winding road, offers an exceptional panoramic view of the Crocq region and the Monts d'Auvergne from its orientation table.

Go for a walk around this village, a typical example of the expertise of the masons of the Creuse area. Its terraced gardens and panoramic views of the Monts d'Auvergne are worth a visit.

2 points of interest

Small patrimony
Bakery
The bakery of the former presbytery, restored and very complete, with its oven, its bujadier (ancestor of the washing machine), and its vegetable garden cut in granite is characteristic of the know-how of the masons of the Creuse.
Heritage site
Fontaine de Grancher
In this granite land where water flows everywhere, the fountains mark the village’s identity. Right up to the twentieth century, a tradition continues: that of giving a gift to the fountain every New Year’s Day to ensure its good flow.

Description

Depart from the church square. Go down the terrace steps, cross the municipal road, and to the left of the cross take the "schoolchildren's path" which runs alongside the cemetery.

Once on the D35, follow it to the left until you reach the village of La Cour.
At the entrance to the village, turn right onto the tarmac forest track and follow it for about 2 km.
At the intersection with the D90, take, opposite, the track that leads to the village of Monteix.
After the village, follow the path on the right.
Turn right again onto the path that leads to the Grancher brook.
Cross the brook and go up to the next crossing to turn left towards the village of Grancher.
As you leave this village, take the right-hand path, and then the left one.
After the wood, turn left onto the path that goes back up, and go through the village of Les Ecures.
Cross the D35 and take the path between the houses that goes upwards and leads to the entrance of the village of Saint-Georges-Nigremont.

Departure : Place de l'église, Saint-Georges-Nigremont
Arrival : Place de l'église, Saint-Georges-Nigremont
Towns crossed : Saint-Georges-Nigremont

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Information desks

Rue de l'Etang, 23700 Auzances

05 55 67 04 99

Access and parking

21 km from Aubusson, head in the direction of Felletin on the D982. Then go towards Saint-Frion via the D10. Finish on the D90 towards Saint-Georges-Nigremont.

Parking :

Place de l'Eglise, Saint-Georges-Nigremont

Accessibility

Emergency number :112

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