250 km from Paris, Contents 2h30 by train from Paris-Austerlitz station SITES TO DISCOVER p.4 not to be missed museums castles PARIS natural sites tours of towns and villages religious heritage

Leisure and relaxation p.12 walking cycling horse-riding swimming picnic areas with facilities

CRAFT INDUSTRY AND GASTRONOMY p.16 c a p t i o n

welcome shops and craft Sancerre to George Sand country in the berry province markets a n d farm produce

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Valençay Bourges Pratical information p.18 c o n t e n t s

Châteauroux Saint-Amand- Montrond La Brenne La Châtre Pays de George Sand Caption

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A quality welcome in Nohant House of « Jour De Fête » Country

Remarkable garden Sensitive natural spaces La Châtre Central Tourist Information Bureau Tél. 02.54.48.22.64 - Fax 02.54.06.09.15 [email protected] Tourist information point What you have done ! www.pays-george-sand.com

134 Rue Nationale - GPS : N 46.58114° / E 001.98675° Création : www.madreamteam.com - Crédits photo CDT 36 – Lancosme Multimédia J.Rapegno/ Le Berry Républicain G. Lefauconnier J. Perrier V. Dromer. Map and caption Introduction ISSOUDUN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND VISITS CHÂTEAUROUX Welcome to George Sand PARIS Country St-Août Lignières Castel Take a break in this land of traditions, Site of George Sand tales and legends, dear to George Sand, the kind godmother of the Religious heritage LIGNIÈRES Berry region. Like a real travel book, this guide will show you the heritage, The devil’s pool Museum BOURGES leisure activities, arts and crafts St-Christophe- and gastronomy which make up the Museum of France en-Boucherie richness of this hilly country. Located Mers-sur- Monument listed as a UNESCO between the Paris basin and the first world heritage site Corlay foothills of the Auvergne, the south- St-Chartier eastern portion of the department Intérieur Verneuil-sur-Igneraie House of « Jour de Fête » Berrichon of Indre offers a perfect geological Musée des Racines Lys-St-Georges Vic George Sand’s house and architectural diversity. Villages give a lively touch to small Sensitive natural spaces Thevet-St-Julien valleys and light up the hedged farmland with their roofs and bell Nohant Vicq- towers. View point LIMOGES Lourouer- Exemplet St-Laurent POITIERS Angibault Mill Exceptional natural site George Sand, « the good lady of Nohant », liked to call it « The Black Valley »: « ...all the uplands are wooded; that’s what gives our

c a p t i o n NEUVY-SAINT-SÉPULCRE background this lovely bluish colour which becomes purple and

Ars George Sand's Museum nearly black on stormy days ». Upon the different stages of your and the Black Valley Varennes Lacs stay, you will find the remembrance of this committed women cistercian

a n d SPORT AND LEISURE Gournay abbey LA CHÂTRE thanks to the many sites which served as settings in her novels. CULAN / MONTLUCON Golf course CLERMONT-FERRAND introduction Le Magny Néret « if you come round, bon voyage! if you stay, good for you! » Fougerolles m a p Riding School Châteaumeillant Bungee jumping Chassignolles La Motte-Feuilly Maison des Traditions Swimmingpool-Bathing Cluis-Dessous St-Denis- The Auzon Pouligny- Tourist fishing trail Viaduc fortress de-Jouhet St-Martin Gargilesse- Lake fishing Dampierre House of «Jour de Fête» Gazeau Tower Lignerolles Pouligny-Notre-Dame Crozon- SAINTE-SÉVÈRE- TRAILS sur-Vauvre SUR-INDRE Tour by car Balnéo Perassay

Heart of France vineyard trail

Parelles’ Parc INFORMATION Information point LA SOUTERRAINE GUÉRET

BOUSSAC Church of Saint Anne in Nohant NOT TO BE MISSED MUSEUMS

January to GEORGE SAND’S HOUSE MAISON DES TRADITIONS Easter to December nohant - outstanding garden chassignolles Halloween except the 02.54.48.00.57 01/01, 01/05, A refuge and a source of inspiration. George Sand grew The village of Chassignolles, from yesterday til today, is 01/11, 11/11 up here and it is where she wrote most of her work: described by the British writer Gillian Tindall in his book www.lamaison destraditions.org and 25/12 La petite Fadette, La Mare au Diable, and so on. Many entitled « Celestine: voices from a French Village ». This 02.54.31.06.04 famous guests came to work here including Liszt, Balzac, chronicle of a village will lead you into the Chassignolles maison- of the 19th century, at the doorstep of the Industrial Era. traditions@ www.monuments- Chopin, Flaubert, Delacroix, and others. The traditional farm from « Boischaut Sud » encounters the wanadoo.fr nationaux.fr A delightful garden. The garden laid out around the peasants’ lifestyle in the past century. The peasants’ labour N 46.54147° N 46.62544° house shows how attached George Sand was to nature. and their daily life are to be discovered on an exhibition E 001.93903° E 001.97542° It includes a vegetable garden, rose garden, orchard meadow, Romantic park and the family cemetery where space of over 1000 square metres through the re-creation she was buried. of the cooper, blacksmith, clog maker’s workshops. The museum also owns a fine set of agricultural machines which shows the development of land practices in the 19th and 20th centuries.

ANGIBAULT MILL Easter to montipouret d i s c o v e r d i s c o v e r Halloween -

tuesday to It’s countryside setting includes a seven hectare meadow, sunday t o t o through which runs the Vauvre. This river, which flows into

02.54.31.11.46 the Indre, feeds the millstream which turns the mill’s water wheel. Inside, you can see the whole mechanism lovingly www.moulin- restored, as well as an angibault.fr 02.54.30.21.78 THE COMICAL WORLD s i t e s s i t e s exhibition on the life of a moulin- www.maisonde OF JACQUES TATI miller. This is the actual mill angibault@ jourdefete.com house of « jour de fête » in sainte-sévère-sur-indre where George Sand’s novel orange.fr contact@ Le Meunier d’Angibault(1) is N 46.62483° This house takes you back in 1947 to the village of maisondejour set. Activities, picnic area, E 001.90728° Sainte-Sévère, transformed at the time by the arrival of a defete.com excellent fishing, hall and film crew for the shooting of « Jour de Fête » by Jacques N 46.48569° facilities for country fairs. Tati. Visitors will go over the event through the look of a E 002.06972° child who retained the shooting memories by filming them with a coffee mill. To be seen with family, 3D projections, film set, sounds, special effects! 70 minutes of laughter and thrills. George Sand’s Museum February to and the Black Valley December 31st Guided tours la châtre on request. Former feudal castle of the Chauvigny family, built in the 15th century, this three-storeyed square keep is now the home of the 02.54.48.36.79 « George Sand and the Black Valley » museum www.musee- > Permanent exhibition on George Sand showing the work and george-sand.fr political commitment of this writer. musee. > Exhibition of traditional local artefacts : headdresses, paintings georgesand of landscape. @wanadoo.fr > Collection of some 3 000 stuffed birds from around the world. N 46.58192° 4 5 Audioguide available in French and English. E 001.98994°

(1) The Miller of Angibault do not forget do not forget

May to Musée des racines Montgivray Castle Only the September thevet st julien montgivray grounds of the castle are open 02.54.30.05.91 Roots, branches, stumps - sculptures made by Mother Nature to The castle was previously the property of Hippolyte Chatiron, George 02.54.06.10.36 N 46.63761° which Abbé Aymon, priest at Thevet Saint Julien from 1941 to Sand’s half brother, and then of Solange Sand, her daughter.

E 002.06906° 1987, gave life. Cluis Manor 02.54.31.21.06 cluis June to Sept. - Intérieur berrichon N 46.54433° th th wed. to sun. lys st georges This manor house dating from 15 and 17 centuries, which is E 001.74861° 02.54.30.81.55 The former castle gardener’s cottage houses a re-created local now the Town Hall, has carved wooden panelling, four Aubusson interior from the end of the 19th century. tapestries from the 18th century, and a wooden fireplace dating N 46.64203° from the reign of Louis XIII (17th). E 001.82378°

Cluis-dessous fortress Air theatre castles cluis every 2 years - This fortress dating from the 12th and 15th centuries includes a free visit All year round SARZAY fortified entrance made up of the remains of a drawbridge with 02.54.31.22.13 towers on either side. 02.54.31.32.25 CASTLE www.cluis.fr sarzay N 46.54433° www.sarzay.com Ancient feudal fortress dating E 001.74861° sarzay@ from the 14th and 15th centuries, d i s c o v e r d i s c o v e r wanadoo.fr Guided  tours

Sarzay appears as if by magic NATURAL SITES on request. N 46.60000° on a bend in the road. From t o t o E 001.90547° under the superb roof structure

THE DEVIL’S POOL Except during the at the top of its towers, you mers sur indre hunting season can see the surrounding La Mare au Diable (3), one of George Sand’s most famous novels, 02.54.31.06.52 countryside of the ‘Black Valley’. s i t e s s i t e s « a little chef d’oeuvre », as Sainte Beuve called it. Guided tours (1) N 46.68462° George Sand’s novel Le Meunier d’Angibault is set here. on request. E 001.87094° LE PETIT June to Sept. PARELLES’ All year round COUDRAY 02.54.31.08.64 PARC 02.54.06.38.07 verneuil sur igneraie crevant www.chateau o.t-aigurande@ Fortified manor house dating A natural site which inspired ducoudray.com th wanadoo.fr from the 14 century, one of George Sand : chateaudu its facades was remodelled in N 46.45931° « ... it was an oasis of granite coudray@ the 19th century. It was here, E 001.93700° wanadoo.fr and greenery, a maze where in 1830, that Baroness Aurore N 46.65606° all was refuge and mystery » Dudevant, the future George E 002.02883° (Nanon). A natural site of more Sand, met Jules Sandeau. than 32 acres, lined with heavy granite rocks. This remarkable spot inspired George Sand for her During temporary ars CASTLE rustic stories. Her novel « Nanon » partly takes place there. exhibitions. lourouer saint laurent 02.54.48.22.64 A beautiful dwelling with medieval origins, remodelled during the Renaissance. It once belonged to Gustave Papet, doctor and ot.la-chatre@ friend of George Sand. She set several scenes of her novel Les pactlachatre.com Beaux Messieurs de Bois Doré (2) here. N 46.59997°

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(1) The Miller of Angibault (2) The Fine Gentlemen from Bois Doré (3) The Devil’s Pool la châtre Tourist information do not forget Office a town with the label « ville et métiers d’art » 02.54.48.22.64 02.54.62.10.00 BEAUREGARD GARDENS N 46.58114° N 46.56367° le magny Ebbes VI, youngest son of Raoul de Deols, Lord of E 001.98675° E 001.97156° A 2.3 km path among the vineyards. Châteauroux / Cistercian monks settle along the river Indre and initiate economic developpment with the construction Tour on foot of mills. Located in a cattle-breeding region watered by the of the town centre, SARZAY’S ORCHARDS lasting about one 02.54.31.31.02 river Indre, the town, by the Middle Ages, already possessed sarzay and half hours. N 46.60042° numerous tanneries, and a district is still so named today. Map available E 001.90403° La Châtre is a dynamic city with more than 4700 inhabitants. from the Tourist 02.54.31.41.67 FERRIERES’S PATHS Since 1996, La Châtre is setting up craftmen shops in its information Office. neret N 46.56814° ancient area. While striding the historical route of the town,

E 002.14639° Path in the middle of wash-houses, ponds and sources. you will discover the expertise of glass-makers, ceramists, hurdy-gurdy maker, leather workers,... 02.54.06.10.36 URMONT’S LANDS montgivray N 46.59992°

E 001.97147° Path along the river Indre.

02.54.31.22.13 The auzon viaduc cluis www.cluis.fr Built in 1899, this former railway viaduct is made up of twenty N 46.54278° arches, and is 500 metres long and 42 metres high. This d i s c o v e r d i s c o v e r E 001.73103° viaduct is regularly used by walkers and pilgrims on their way

to Saint James of Compostela. Bungee jumping. t o t o

May to October The ideal apple orchardin st denis de jouhet sainte sévère 02.54.30.69.02 02.18.03.00.01 Every weekend, you can come and witness the birth of a park a village highlighted by jacques tati 02.54.30.50.28 s i t e s s i t e s N 46.54444° dedicated to fruit trees from Prehistory until now, original During the 13th century, the fort, of which only the ruined www. sainte- E 001.84416° severe.com collections, forgotten fruit shapes, ancient and regional varieties. keep and the ramparts surrounding the town remain, was an advanced citadel of the Province of Berry, on the si.stsevere@ frontier with Limousin. The hundred years war saw the wanadoo.fr N 46.48569° town taken by the English and liberated by Duguesclin, a royal constable, after a famous siege in 1372. You E 002.06972° Tours of towns th enter the town via the drawbridge gate (15 century) and Tour of the emerge onto the market square with its covered market town on foot. Bike and villages dating from 1696, and its calvary built in 17th century. rental at the tourist This is the same market square which features in Jaques bureau (see p.13) Tati’s 1947 film Jour de Fête. George Sand set the action GPS Visioguide : heritage trail and 02.54.30.81.55 LYS SAINT GEORGES of her novel Mauprat in this village. playgrounds for George Sand wrote of this tiny picturesque N 46.64139° children around

E 001.82319° village : « a poetic parish in sublime surroundings ». Walking through the village. the village, you will see the 14th and 16th century castle, « where Private castle Ludovic Sforza languished 80 months » The Black Valley by George Guided tours th th on request. Sand, the church of Saint Léger (13 and 15 centuries), the Parliament House, and a stall for shoeing oxen. On the road to Neuvy, you will see a charming tiny leper chapel (13th century).

8 9 02.54.31.22.13 cluis VARENNES CISTERCIAN ABBEY Free visit th th th outside only. www.cluis.fr A must see : 11 century fortress, 15 century castle, 13 century fougerolles church, 17th century covered market, with a particularly attractive Part of the church and the Abbot’s house, George Sand mentioned N 46.58553° N 46.54433° (2) E 001.86617° E 001.74861° roof structure. it in her novel Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois Doré . Guided  tours Guided  tours on request. on request. Religious Heritage SAINT MARTIN’S CHURCH 02.54.31.07.37 vic N 46.63861°

Its frescoes from the 12th century were discovered under E 001.95908° Guided tour BASILICA OF NEUVY ST SÉPULCHRE several layers of whitewash by the Abbé Périgaud in Information and from the end inscribed on the UNESCO’s world heritage list 1849. George Sand intervened by getting the appropriate leaflets available from July to August, government ministry involved, and after a report by Prosper the Nohant Tourist Neuvy owes its name to the basilica built there during the tuesdays at Mérimée (writer and friend of George Sand), the church Information Bureau 11th and 12th centuries on the model of the Holy Sepulchre 3.30 pm (other was very quickly made a listed historical monument. times on request) Church in Jerusalem. This Church is on the way to Saint 02.54.30.86.28 James of Compostela. Moreover, in 1257, Cardinal Eudes, Papal legate, gave three drops of the precious blood of N 46.59567°

E 001.80853° Christ to the church, which began a tradition of pilgrimage to the basilica on easter monday. During the summer there d i s c o v e r d i s c o v e r is an exhibition in the rotunda.

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Church of Notre Dame Every day la berthenoux except tuesday Built early in the 12th century, formerly part of a Benedictine N 46.66117° CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE Every day from monastery. It houses a very interesting collection of capitals E 002.06117° 9 am to 5 pm nohant th th representing the fight between good and evil. N 46.62544° Built in the 12 and 13 centuries, this church owes its fame

E 001.97542° in part to the proximity of George Sand’s house. However, its picturesque style which is completed by a ‘guenillère’(1), means Saint-Hilaire Church Every day it is interesting in its own right. It also houses carved stone la motte feuilly capitals and some traces of frescoes. In the vicinity of the castle stands a small and sober rural chapel where Charlotte d’Albret (Cesar Borgia's wife) retired from CHURCH OF SAINT LAURENT 1504 to 1514. It houses the elaborate tomb of the duchess of Every day during Valentinois by M. Claustre. the summer lourouer saint laurent season. Built during the 12th and 13th centuries, and restored during Every day th th 02.54.31.07.37 the 15 and 16 centuries, the church of Saint Laurent was Church of Saint Paxent N 46.54433° classified as an historical monument following the discovery of cluis N 46.62350° E 001.74861° Church built during the 12th and 13th centuries, dedicated to the E 002.01256° its frescoes in 1987. 10 martyrs Saint Etienne and Saint Paxent. 11

(1) a porch where beggars used to sit (2) The Fine Gentlemen of Bois Doré Shorter walks Leaflets walking Around 30 parishes have signposted walks going from 4 km to containing 23 km. The colour of the signposts denotes the length of the descriptions of walks are available The 4 paths walk less than 8 km, 8 to 16 km, more than 16 km. for the following package costs The wildlife with Indre Nature villages Briantes, 5 euros, i.e. 10 and Le Pays de George Sand gr 654 saint james of compostela La Berthenoux, euros for 8 paths. from Vezelay towards the valley, 110 km through George Chassignolles, Cluis, Available in the Le Pays de George Sand and Indre Nature have selected a Sand Country. Fougerolles, Gournay, tourist information Le Magny, Lys Saint centre in La Châtre, set of eight paths contained in two packages of four each. Georges, Mers sur the Maison des This hedged farmland shelters a rich wildlife of high quality Indre, Montipouret, Traditions in that you will discover step by step. Take binoculars. Montlevic, Mouhers, Chassignolles, the Montgivray, Nohant- tourist agency in Vic, Neuvy Saint Nohant and the Sépulchre, Pouligny tourist office in Notre Dame, Sainte-Sévère. Perassay, Saint Chartier, Sainte Sévère sur Indre, Tranzault, Thevet Saint Julien, Verneuil sur Igneraie, Vicq Exemplet, Vigoulant. cycling r e l a x a t i o n r e l a x a t i o n gr 46

190 km from Bridoré (Indre et Loire) to Boussac (Creuse) passing through the Boischaut-Sud area via Lys Saint-Goerges, Tranzault, 02.54.30.69.02 In the footsteps of François si.stsevere@ a n d

a n d Sarzay, La Châtre, Briantes, Pouligny-Notre-Dame, and Sainte Sévère.

the postman round wanadoo.fr Sainte Sévère sur Indre N 46.48658°

E 002.06989° Topoguide GRP « sur les pas Hybrid bikes and tandem bicycles are waiting for tourists FFRP avalaible. Rental bike at des Maîtres Sonneurs » in Sainte-Sévère who wish to travel through the roads of l e i s u r e l e i s u r e the tourist bureau Over 175 km leading you through the countryside that was the round of François the postman, great hero of Jacques home to the heroes of George Sand’s novel Les Maîtres Tati’s film «Jour de Fête » ! A tour round Sainte-Sévère of Sonneurs (1). This novel came out in 1853. It is the story 7 to 12 miles long. of the meeting between the peasants of Berry and the muleteers of Bourbonnais, of a voyage which is also a Cycloguide on search for a certain kind of music. sale at the tourist information centre in La Châtre

Cycloguide « Berry on bike » 02.54.48.22.64 Make the most of the 24 cyclotourist routes (12 in the Cher and 12 ot.la-chatre@ in the Indre) in order to discover places with a unique environmental pactlachatre.com and historic heritage. Going down small and peaceful roads, these N 46.58114°

12 routes of 37 to 68 miles long can easily be combined with one E 001.98675° 13 another. For everybody, from beginners to experienced ones. 134 r. nationale La Châtre. GPS Visioguide (1) The Master Pipers horse-riding do not forget

Domaine équestre de Calypso Fishing la berthenoux List with rules for fishing available Horse, ponies, accompanied rides, practice ring, lessons, livery stables. from the tourist information bureau Tél. 06.03.41.03.72 www.domaine-equestre-calypso.com [email protected] Bungee jumping GPS : N 46.67008° / E 002.05261° the Auzon viaduct cluis Poney-club Tél. 06.03.61.58.19 - N 46.54278° / E 001.73103° la motte-feuilly Tél. 02.54.31.49.21 www.lamottefeuilly.skyblog.com Golf GPS : N 46.54347° / E 002.08908° Domaine des Dryades international 18 hole golf course pouligny notre dame Tél. 02.54.06.60.60 - www.les-dryades.fr Club Hippique de Boiscouraud N 46.48461° / E 002.00731° gournay Horse, ponies, accompanied rides, practice ring, lessons, livery stables. Tél. 06.12.65.54.80 or 02.54.30.98.36 [email protected] GPS :N 46.60836° / E 001.76564° PICNIC AREAS r e l a x a t i o n r e l a x a t i o n Vallée Noire attelages WITH FACILITIES

saint août Carts and traps for hire a n d a n d Tél. 02.54.36.67.29

www.roulotte-vacances.com GPS : N 46.71203° / E 001.96525°

Les crins blancs riding stables pouligny notre dame l e i s u r e l e i s u r e Lessons, accompanied rides. Tél. 02.54.30.25.05 or 06.77.48.88.69 www.lescrinsblancs.com

swimming briantes vaudouan picnic area la châtre champ de foire picnic area 02.54.48.59.60 la châtre ossans picnic area piscinedelachatre.fr covered swimming pool le magny Fun pool, main pool, sauna, lys st georges fondeville picnic area N 46.58319°

E 001.98081° slides, and open air pool. nohant close to the former railway station outdoor in summer. road F. Chopin montipouret the meadow surrounding angibault mill 02.54.06.60.60 montgivray opposite the castle, near the bridge Pouligny www.les-dryades.fr pouligny notre dame at ligny pond Notre Dame N 46.48417° thevet saint julien la vauzelle leisure park balneotherapy centre E 002.00672° verneuil sur igneraie les cochets picnic area, ‘les dryades’ on the banks of the river igneraie indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness room, beauty care ‘à la carte’ or subscription tarifs available. vijon " peuplé " picnic area 14 vigoulant next to the village pond, 15 02.54.30.82.51 Neuvy with children’s playground N 46.59283° local swimming pool on the campsite

E 001.79964° SHOPS AND CRAFT markets

A comprehensive list of craftsmen is available in the tourist bureaux.

Pottery atelier dominique forest Terre vernissée Tél. 02.54.48.63.71 - 8 place Laisnel de la Salle - La Châtre

the atelier of the black valley potteries Guided tours on request for groups Tél. 02.54.31.01.27 - www.poteries-valleenoire.com Le Bourg - Verneuil sur Igneraie la châtre saturday morning neuvy-saint-sépulchre sunday morning elisabeth portier Ceramics and patchwork / Workshop and exhibition saint-août tuesday morning every day - Tél. 02.54.31.02.71 - http://elisabeth.portier.free.fr vigoulant tuesday morning, twice a month Le Bourg - Saint Chartier vijon monday morning and tuesday morning, twice a month wednesday morning and merle-remond workshop sainte sévère , sunday morning during the summer g a s t r o n o m y g a s t r o n o m y Ceramics

Tél. 02.54.30.09.87 - Vicq-Exemplet cluis sunday morning, twice a month and sunday during summer atelier marit kathriner et laurent dufour a n d a n d

Ceramics and porcelain Tél. 02.54.30.95.64 - 13 rue Venôse - La Châtre

Paintings Farm Produce françoise amador Studio and classes Here are breeders, growers, cheese producers ... and they are i n d u s t r y i n d u s t r y ready to open the doors of their farms to us ! Come and

Open Tuesday through Saturday, from 2:30 - 4.30 pm Tél. 06.60.13.18.07 - 4 rue Saint Pierre - La Châtre discover the work they do and share in their passion for quality products with a great taste. c r a f t c r a f t saddler and leather craftsman a comprehensive list of farmers is available in the tourist bureaux workshop/shop « sashee » - barbara blondeau Tél. 02.54.48.13.24 - 132 rue nationale - La Châtre

decorative arts LE PANIER BERRICHON ecoflore’ dried flower workshop Natural production of dried flowers and cucurbitaceous A set of farm products worked out by local farmers who fruits. Workshop, exhibition and shop. are anxious to develop an agriculture of quality. Available Guided tours all year round on request all year round - 9 am - 7 pm in tourist spots of the Pays de George Sand : Tourism Tél. 02.54.48.53.22 - Le Bourg - Saint Chartier information centre in La Châtre, the Musée des Traditions in Chassignolles, the Angibault Mill in Montipouret... designer/glassmaker For further information or for your orders, please contact Clair de Lumière design and restoration of hand crafted stained glass. the Association for the agriculture and rural development Tél. 02.54.48.53.22 or 06.65.33.57.11 - www.clairdelumiere.odexpo.com (ADAR) at the following number : 02.54.48.08.82 14 rue Alapetite- La Châtre

christine fontenelle - atelier sarrancoline Decorative painting on all support. Workshop open tuesday through Discover a typical recipe of our region : the « pâté de 16 saturday, from 2 - 6 pm - 06.09.27.81.93 - [email protected] Pâques » (Easter Pie) on www.pays-george-sand.com, under 17 13 bis rue Venôse - La Châtre the heading « local crafts and produce » - « recipe ». WHERE notes TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ?

La Châtre Central Tourist Information Bureau Tél. 02.54.48.22.64 Fax 02.54.06.09.15 [email protected] www.pays-george-sand.com 134, Rue Nationale - GPS : N 46.58114° / E 001.98675° information information

Nohant Tourist Information Bureau Tél. and Fax : 02.54.31.07.37 [email protected] Place de l’église GPS : N 46.62589° / E 001.97503° p r a t i c a l p r a t i c a l Sainte Sévère Tourist Information Bureau Tél. 02.54.30.69.02 - Fax 02.54.31.20.96 [email protected] - www.sainte-severe.com Avenue d’Auvergne - GPS : N 46.48658° / E 001.06989°

Cluis Tourist Information Bureau Tél. 02.54.31.22.13 Fax 02.54.31.20.96 [email protected] Place du Marché au Blé - GPS : N 46.54433° / E 001.74861°

Indre Departmental Tourism Committee comité départemental de tourisme de l’indre Tél.. 02.54.07.36.36 Fax 02.54.22.31.21 [email protected] - www.berry.fr Centre colbert – Bâtiment I – 1 rue Eugène Rolland - 36000 Châteauroux GPS : N 46.81076° / E 001.70390° 1 8 1 9