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  • 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.

  • Vienne Valley hedgerows: a talk with Dominique Mansion

    Hedgerow preservation and care are the subject of this lecture. Dominique Mansion, a specialist in pollarded trees, illustrated Flore forestière française. The discussion considers hedges’ role in sustaining biodiversity and helping ecosystems withstand climate change. It also examines the arbres têtards that distinguish the bocage of the Vienne Valley.

  • Les cinq sens: Talk and Quatuor Béla Concert

    Les cinq sens pairs a lecture on medieval sensibility with a string-quartet concert. Nathalie Koble explores ways of feeling, listening and perceiving in medieval culture. Quatuor Béla performs Musiques envoûtées, including works by Meredith Monk and Gavin Bryars. The programme draws on Noirlac’s long reverberation, with pieces conceived for resonance and a Bryars work co-commissioned by the abbey.

  • George Sand at the Bourges libraries

    The Bourges library network marks George Sand through exhibitions, talks, storytelling, screenings and participatory activities. At Médiathèque Leïla Slimani, one of its venues, in the programme, an exhibition with works loaned by the Musée George Sand et de la Vallée Noire explores the writer’s literary, artistic and political legacy. Her independence and engagement with equality run through the display. The network’s other activities span its libraries; consult the programme for each venue.

  • Conférence : La grande histoire du luxe à Châteauroux

    Jérôme Descoux, a curator at the Archives départementales de l’Indre, unfolds the story that made Châteauroux and the land around it a country of luxury. Savoir-faire and innovation are the threads he follows, drawn from the departmental records he looks after. The talk is given at Le Comptoir Local, the Châteauroux Berry Tourisme counter in the town centre. Entry is by prior booking, within a run of autumn visits and talks in the town.