Pouques-Lormes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Val Saint-Georges priory was founded in 1235 by Hugues III de Lormes and Elvis de Monbard.

Anyone considering Pouques-Lormes as a holiday destination may want to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The former Val Saint-Georges priory is now a private site that is not open to the public; the former priory house and remains of the monastery church have been preserved.

The preserved remains of the Val Saint-Georges priory south of Pouques-Lormes date from the 13th century.

The Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens has a single-nave body with a semicircular apse.

A commemorative plaque in the Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens recalls a looting and theft that took place on 21 August 1754.

The Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens has a square bell tower with an octagonal spire.

Nature

Mont Vigne lies north of Pouques-Lormes on a fault at the edge of the Morvan.

At Mont Vigne, woodland alternates with grassland areas that are more or less colonised by boxwood.

Mont Vigne has calcareous grasslands with orchids that fall under the Habitats Directive.

The Tour du village de Pouques-Lormes route follows paths and passes through woodland areas on the edge of the Morvan.

Geographical setting

The Château de Chastellux-sur-Cure, a château, lies in the wider regional surroundings of Pouques-Lormes.

The Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Réconfort, a historic site, lies in the vicinity of Pouques-Lormes.

The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Martin de Chors, a historic site, lies in the vicinity of Pouques-Lormes.

The Abbaye de Corbigny, a monastery, lies in the vicinity of Pouques-Lormes.

The Saut de Gouloux waterfall lies in the wider regional surroundings of Pouques-Lormes.

The Morvan Regional Natural Park lies in the wider regional surroundings of Pouques-Lormes.

For the higher-level travel overview: Nièvre.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Alligny-Cosne, Cercy-La-Tour, Colméry, Vauclaix, Chitry-Les-Mines, Chiddes, Planchez, Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret.