Moulins - Moulins

Moulins
Moulins (Allier)
DepartmentAllier
Residents
19.563 (2018)
height
220 m
Tourist info 33 (0)4 70 44 14 14
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Moulins

Moulins is a city in the Auvergne, it was the capital of the historical French province "Bourbonnais" and is now the capital of the Allier department.

background

A settlement on the banks of the Alliers was first mentioned in a document in 990. Already in 1103 there was talk of a church in this place.

Archambaud VI, Baron of Bourbon, granted the citizens 1232 civil liberties. When the House of Bourbon was raised to duchy in 1327, the first Duke Louis I de Bourbon moved into his residence in Moulins. From Louis II de Bourbon, the city became the definitive seat of the duchy and gained importance as the seat of the dukes of Bourbon, until in 1523 Charles III, the Connétable de Bourbon, rebelled against the French king François I and his dignities and possessions lost (as a military leader he later led to Milan and as part of the Sacco di Roma to the Holy See).

In 1562 the Huguenots tried to gain control of the city. After a massacre, numerous monasteries and monasteries were built in Moulins as part of the Counter Reformation. After numerous wooden bridges repeatedly fell victim to the high Allier and there were only ferry connections across the river, the engineer Louis de Régemortes built the stone arch bridge that still exists today, which was completed in 1762. After the French Revolution, an "École centrale" was founded in Moulins, from which in 1804 the Lycée Théodore de Banville emerged as one of the oldest high schools in France.

Postage stamp collectors may be familiar with the place Moulin, as the post, which was washed into the city in soldered metal balls (Boules de Moulins) on the Seine during the Prussian siege of Paris, was sorted into Moulins and therefore the leading note "Paris, about Moulins Allier) "wore.

getting there

Moulins with the cathedral and the Sacré-Coeur church

By plane

Even if Moulins has a small airfield for private transport in Moulins-Montbeugny, most air travelers will arrive via Paris and from there take the train to Moulins.

By train / by bus

The 1 Moulins-sur-Allier SNCF train station Served by Intercités and TER Auvergne (Trains Express Régionaux d'Auvergne) lines, there are several direct train connections daily Paris with travel times under 3 hours, Clermont-Ferrand is reached in 75 minutes, Nevers in 25 min.

The bus company Busaleo operates lines to the neighboring municipalities and the Moulins urban network, Trans Allier the bus connections to neighboring towns and cities in the Allier department.

In the street

Moulins is to the east of the N7 (National 7) circled, which has been expanded to four lanes here and the extension of the motorway A77 from Paris represents. In the south the N7 to Vichy - Clermont-Ferrand next where they are after Beziers and the South of France leading A75 reached.
The N9, which has its origin at Moulins, on the left bank of the Allier Clermont-Ferrand leads and as National 9 led to the Pyrenees, became the D2009 outclassed.

For east-west connections is the one in the south of the city N79 of Mâcon of importance for travelers from southern Germany and Switzerland Paray-le-Monial one arrives at the N70 / N80 towards the northeast Chalon-sur-Saône to A6 and on to A36 in the direction Besançon - Mulhouse - Basel.

mobility

Map of Moulins

You can get around locally on foot or by taking the von der city buses Busaleo operated network.

Tourist Attractions

Streets and squares

Pont Régemortes in the moonlight (D.Pommier)
Moulins: Pont Régemortes
  • the one from the road bridge Pont Régemortes (D2009) coming street is defined as Rue Régemortes to Place Garibaldi in the city center.
  • from the central Place d'Allier pulls the Rue d'Allier with their shops in an arc to the old town with the cathedral.
  • the thirteen-arched bridge Pont Régemortes spans the relatively wide Allier at Moulins with a length of 301 m; it was built in 1753/63.

Churches & sacred buildings

Churches of Moulins
Cathédrale Notre Dame
  • 1 Notre Dame de Moulins Cathedral: As a replacement for older church buildings, Agnès de Bourgogne laid the foundation stone for a new church in 1468, the choir was built in the late Gothic style until 1540, then the church building was closed to the west with a simple wall with a rose window. The building was only completed in 1852/76 with the current facade and two 82 m high towers in neo-Gothic style, after the city had been elevated to the status of a diocese. The Triptych of the Master of Moulins with an apocalyptic depiction of the Madonna from the 15th century. can be seen on guided tours.
  • the 2 Église du Sacré-Coeur, which was also built in the neo-Gothic style in 1850/70 and with its two pointed towers characterizes the cityscape of Moulins with its two pairs of pointed towers.
  • the 3 Église Sainte-Claire as the chapel of the former Clarisse monastery
  • the 4 Église Saint-Pierre from the 15./16. Century with a neo-Gothic spire from 1901.

Castles, palaces, palaces

Burbon palace "La Mal Coiffée"
  • 5 La Mal Coiffée / Ancien Palais du Bourbon, Remains of the old castle of the Dukes of Bourbon, which was last used as a prison, can be visited on a guided tour.
  • 6 Tour Jacquemart, a clock tower from the 15th century. with the clock from 1656 with a dial almost two meters in diameter, guided tour on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
  • the 7 "Anne de Beaujeu" pavilion, an example of early Renaissance architecture from the 15th century.
  • Palais de Justice, on the Route de Paris. The palace is housed in the former Jesuit college and dates from the 17th century.
  • The town hall 8 Hotel de Ville from the early 19th century. at the place with the clock tower
  • in the same place the building of the 9 "Caisse d'épargne" (Sparkasse) in Louis XIII style
  • theatre. Classicist, urban.
  • Lycée Théodore-de-Banville. The buildings of the Lycée Théodore-de-Banville, the oldest French grammar school.

Museums

Museums in Moulins
Musée Anne De Beaujeu
  • the Musée départemental et municipal Anne-de-Beaujeu with a collection of finds from antiquity and sculptures and paintings from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Musée départemental et municipal Anne-de-Beaujeu, Place du colonel Laussedat, F-03000 Moulins. Tel.: 33(0)4 70 20 48 47, Fax: 33(0)4 70 20 89 31, Email: . Open: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. / 2 p.m.-6 p.m., closed Mon (except July / Aug.) And Sun mornings.Price: 5.00 / 3.00 €.
  • the
    10  Center national du Costume de Scène, Villars district, Route de Montilly, F-03000 Moulins. Tel.: 33 (0)4 70 20 76 20, Fax: 33 (0)4 70 34 23 04. Open: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Price: free entry.
    in the former cavalry barracks of Villars shows 10,000 theatrical costumes and sets
  • 11  Musée de l'Illustration Jeunesse, 26 Rue Voltaire, F-03000 MOULINS. Tel.: 33 (0)4 70 35 72 58, Fax: 33 (0)4 70 35 72 80. Open: 10.00-12.00 / 14.00-18.00, longer in high season.Price: 5.00 / 3.00 €.
  • 12  Museum of the Visitation, 4 Place de l'Ancien Palais, F-03000 MOULINS. Tel.: 33 (0)4 70 44 39 03.
    deals with the history of the Christian order "Ordre de la Visitation".

activities

shop

Cafes in Moulins
Grand Café de Moulins
  • numerous shops are located on the Rue d'Allier downtown
  • at the Place des Halles and the market halls, fresh produce can be purchased
  • Markets are held in the city center on Fri and Sun mornings
  • for canoeists 1 Intermarché supermarket very conveniently located on the left bank of the river below the bridge for supplies.

kitchen

  • it is an experience 1 Grand Café in Art Nouveau, or that also held in Art Nouveau 2 Café Américain

nightlife

accommodation

  • the former Moulins campsite has been transformed into a 1 Self-service RV park transformed.
  • 2  Auberge de Jeunesse - Residence Le Tremplin, 60 rue de Bourgogne, F-03000 Moulins. Tel.: 33 (0)4 70 35 42 00, Fax: 33 (0)4 70 35 42 69, Email: .

health

  • Moulins Hospital has an emergency department:
    1  Center Hospitalier Moulins, 10, av. Du Général de Gaulle, F-03006 Moulins. Tel.: 33 (0)4 70 35 77 77.
  • In France, the emergency number 15 is for an ambulance, the night medical service in Moulins can be reached on 33 (0) 4 70 48 57 87.

Practical advice

  • the 3 LaPostePost office is located on Place Jean Moulin

trips

  • Vichy. 50 km south, N7 / D2009. Most important spa resort in France.

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