8. Entrains-sur-Nohain to Champlemy

The Church of Entrains sur Nohain is placed under the name of Saint Sulpice, it is dated to the 13th - 16th - 18th centuries. Its choir dates from the 13th century, the nave and transept were built in 1595. The two chapels are dated from the 15th century, for Sainte Marie, and the 17th century for Saint Joseph. The bell tower tower porch is from 1766.

In Entrains-sur-Nohain, a magnificent stone and brick manor house, built in the 17th century, formerly owned by the Duke of Bellegarde, then by the Admiral of Coligny, hence its name: Maison de l'Admiral.

Not open to the public.

The Castle of Villiers Menestreau is dated from the 13th-19th centuries. It was rebuilt in the 15th century on land forming a stronghold with Nanvignes. This feudal castle, is located in a hilly area. The castle controlled the old Roman road leading to Entrains-sur-Nohain. Property of the Chabannes in 1496, then of Guillaume Tenon, treasurer of France and adviser to the king in 1506.
The castle cannot be visited.

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Notre Dame de Lourdes de la Tête Ronde in Menou was built in 1872, according to a promise made by the villagers. Indeed, the latter undertook to build a chapel if, during the War of 1870, the Prussians did not come to Menou. It seems that God heard their prayers... and that one of his ministers did not fail to remind the inhabitants of their promise.

A very beautiful panorama on the Nièvre river is offered to you as well as the village of Menou with its castle.

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The Saint-Siméon church in Menou dates from the 12th century; the facade and bell tower were rebuilt in the 19th century.

Nanvignes, the ancient name of Menou, was a place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. The church housed the relics of Saint Simeon from the 10th century.

The church is closed, ask the Town Hall for the key near the church.

Surrounded by a French-style garden accessed through a magnificent gate with the coat of arms of the Menou-Damas, this castle consists of a central pavilion, topped by a bell tower, and two square pavilions, each adjoining a small building, one of which houses a chapel.

Described as "Versailles du Nivernais", it was built in 1672 by the architect Barthélémy Le Blanc, on the foundations of the former castle of Nanvignes, for François de Menou.

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Gothic style church in Champlemy built in the 16th century to replace a Romanesque church. The bell tower is from the 17th century.

The wooden porch, which has become so rare today, is a place of welcome and exchange before entering the church.

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