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Chambon-sur-Voueize

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

AubussonaisChambon sur Voueize CC BY-SA 3.0
Félix PotuitChambonSurVoueize1Public domain
Félix PotuitChambonSurVoueize2Public domain
GillesCBudelière1 CC BY-SA 3.0
Félix PotuitChambonSurVoueize3Public domain
AubussonaisChemin le long de la Voueize CC BY-SA 3.0
Cédric23170Jardin dans Chambon-sur-Voueize CC BY-SA 3.0
Antoine GarnierLépaud église CC BY-SA 4.0
Père IgorSannat bourg (2)CC BY-SA 4.0
Père IgorTardes bourg (2)CC BY-SA 4.0

Two rivers, the Voueize and the Tardes, meet at Chambon-sur-Voueize, in the green, rolling Combraille country close to the Voueize gorges. The small town grew around the abbey church of Sainte-Valérie, begun in the 11th century, and a medieval bridge still crosses the Voueize. Around it lie lakes, woods and protected river valleys.

Highlights

The abbey church of Sainte-Valérie, dating from the 11th century
The medieval bridge over the Voueize
The Château de Marsat and the ruined castle at Barbe-Bleu
The protected valleys of the Voueize and the Tardes

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Chambon-sur-Voueize (FR), Chambon-sur-Voueize (EN), Chambon-sur-Voueize (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 794

Things to see

Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Harrieta171Jambon de Bayonne.CC BY-SA 3.0
Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Harrieta171 (Wikimedia Commons user)Biarritz Piments CC BY 2.5
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Roboppy (Wikipedia user)Caneles stemilion CC BY-SA 2.5
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
EspritVinBouteille Ariane 25 ans d'Age CC BY-SA 3.0
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Elena ReginaTuber melanosporum Vittadini 1831 (Fungi Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizales Tuberaceæ) (25817500456) cro…CC0
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

4 places to stay within 3 km

Campsites 3
Hotels 1

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Thermes de Néris-les-Bains (FR) · ~33 min by car

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