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  • La Chaise-Dieu Abbey: Casadéan Heritage Study Day

    The Réseau européen des sites casadéens marks its anniversary with a study day on La Chaise-Dieu Abbey. Researchers from CERCOR introduce their fields of study and discuss possibilities for collaboration. The programme includes history, architecture, books and a route towards Burgos. The lectures are free to attend; an optional shared lunch requires a separate reservation.

  • Madame de Sévigné: Places and Memories

    Chrystèle BURGARD follows Madame de Sévigné through places she inhabited, visited and inspired. The lecture connects Parisian homes and family residences with journeys to Grignan and Provence. It distinguishes lived places from those later imagined or recreated. The story culminates in the Sévigné myth that helped rescue the ruined château de Grignan.

  • Cluny and the Monastic Heritage of Dauphiné

    Professor Michel Dupupet examines how the Cluniac order took root in Dauphiné. The lecture considers a network of abbeys, priories and churches that shaped medieval spiritual and cultural life. Its wider history includes a role in the growth of Romanesque art. The Manthes association presents the talk within the Cluniac sites’ bid for UNESCO World Heritage recognition.

  • Festival Altistoria

    Altistoria brings regional history into lectures, round tables, exhibitions and a literary fair. Subjects range from Saint-Chaffre abbey and the unfinished Transcévenole railway to refugees and Resistance figures in Haute-Loire. A session examines three centuries of lace-making in Velay. Archive readings, author encounters and an evening of old tales complete the programme.

  • Les seigneurs des tranchées: Archaeology Debate

    Archaeologists and planning professionals meet in Moulins for Les seigneurs des tranchées, a discussion of preventive archaeology. The talk examines excavations carried out before motorways, housing and railways are built, including unexpected finds and the demands of major construction projects. Admission to the conference and debate is free.

  • From Brittany to French Guiana: A Literary Talk

    Monique Blérald examines French Guiana’s carnival through literature and the figure of the Touloulou. These characters appear in street celebrations and masked balls, playing with disguise and social roles. President of the Observatoire du carnaval Guyanais, Blérald speaks in Vichy as part of the Bourbonnais literary programme Terr’HistoireS; admission is free.

  • L’aqueduc du Lignon: History and Heritage

    This heritage lecture follows the Lignon aqueduct from its intake at La Chapelette to the reservoirs of Solaure. Journalist Lionel Ciochetto recounts the eight years of construction needed for the water supply. The reinforced-cement conduit runs for 54 kilometres between Grazac and Saint-Étienne. Monistrol-sur-Loire contains almost 11 kilometres of it, connecting the town directly with this engineering history.

  • Journée archéologique de la Drôme

    Journée archéologique de la Drôme brings together researchers to discuss discoveries across the department. Talks examine domestic and funerary remains at Pierrelatte and the burial complex at Suze-la-Rousse. Valence’s Cardonnel site adds another view of settlement history. A medieval potters’ village near Romans-sur-Isère extends the programme into the region’s craft past.

  • Mythes et légendes locales in Gannat

    Mythes et légendes locales examines the unsettling stories associated with Gannat’s heritage in a historical talk. Fantastical tales and local mysteries form the subject of this Halloween-themed programme. Admission is free, but the talk is intended for listeners aged sixteen and over because of its frightening content.

  • Brenne church paintings with Olivier Geneste

    Olivier Geneste examines the church murals of the Brenne in an art-history talk. The paintings span Romanesque work and later decoration. The discussion also introduces Michel Maupoix’s book on this religious heritage, illustrated by Anthony Perrot. Perrot’s photographs are on display in a related exhibition, connecting the book’s images with the region’s painted churches.