Tourist attractions Déols

Covering 5 207ha, this forest divides the cereal plains of Champagne from the hedge country of Boischaut. Its history is linked to that of the princes of Déols and the lords of Châteauroux. Formerly owned by the Chauvigny, the Bourbons-Condés, Louis ..

The gate is flanked by two round, machicolated towers and is topped with a 600kg bell which has chimed the hours for the people of Déols since 1523.

No longer a defence structure although once part of the town fortifications. It used to give onto the River Indre and Perrin Bridge and was replaced by the present structure in 1750.

Already mentioned in 1212 is the only golf Church in the town. Its clock tower door, erected in 15C is the most interesting part.

Almost a cathedral! But not quite as Chateauroux belongs to the diocese of Bourges. This vast neo-Gothic Church is flanked by two 60 metre high clock towers dating from 1876.

This very sparing Church has some stained-glass windows and a mural painting from the 13C. The convent of the Cordeliers, founded by a companion of St Francis of Assisi, is today the seat of the municipal school for Fine Art and a very lively cultura..

Installed in the Bertrand house built in 1769, this has various collections: Napoleon and the Napoleonic age with numerous objects which belonged to Maréchal Bertrand , most faithful among the faithful of the Emperor: paintings from the 15 to the 19..

The street of weavers, draper's and tanners. Note on the facades of the houses the string drawn dormer windows of the « wool carders », widespread activity in Chateauroux where 120 businesses employed 3,000 workers in the middle of the 16 C.

The remains of the ancient ramparts (12 C - 15 C) which surround the chalky hillside on which the Chateau Raoul is built.

This resembles more a seigniorial manor house than a fortress! However it was built in the 15 C by William III of Chauvigny on the site of the previous fortified chateau, but has been considerably adapted since. It is an elegant building possessing a..

This has an attractive overall view: you will note the Prefecture, the remains of the old St Martin's Church, the monument to the fallen (by Ernest Nivet) and Chateau Raoul.

The bell tower of this neo-Romanesque Church from 1882 rises up 50 metres and the Dome carries a statue of the Virgin in gilded leather.

From this bridge which bestrides the Indre, you can take in at a glance the riverbanks, the Saint-Gildas grassland, the chateau and the old town.