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is situated on the Cher River, built in the middle age on a small rocky hill, located in the center of france, in the north west of the 'Allier' department and 'Auvergne region, but also at the frontier of regions 'center' and 'Limousin'.
Montlucon is close to the 'Méridienne Verte' (an architectural project vizualing the Paris meridian) and to the GreenWich meridian.
History
The Monte Lucii dated from XI. Guillaume, son of Archambaud IV de Bourbon, built the castle.
The town, which formed part of the duchy of Bourbon, was taken by the English in 1171, and by Philip Augustus in 1181; the English were beaten under its walls in the 14th century.
In the XIV, Louis II de Bourbon re-built the castle and bulwarks. After the XVI Révolution, Montlucon and other burgundy beings belonged to the french crown in 1529, and Henri IV improved the bulwarks.
Montlucon became the administrative chief of the area in 1791, then entered the industrial revolution thanks to the presence of coalpits at 12 km in Commentry, and thanks to the (Berry's channel since 1830 and the railway in 1864), to import ore and export charcoal, wood and manufactured goods. The population grew from 5000 inhabitants in 1830 to 50 000 in 1950.
Monuments
Le château des ducs de Bourbon
Castle of Burgondy Duches, dating XIIIe and XIVe centuries (helds an exposition of popular musiques)
Church of Notre-Dame, XVe
Church of Saint-Pierre, XIIe
Church of Saint-Paul, XIXe
Church of Sainte-Thérèse, XXe
Church of Saint-Martin, XXe
Church of Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc, built in 1966
Temple de l'Eglise Réformée de France, (1888)
Tour des forges (or 'tour fondue'), XIIe siècle
Crown, XIIe
Maison des Douze apôtres du XIIe
Museum of of popular musiques
Town hall, XIXe
Ancienne chapelle Saint-Louis
Passage du doyenné
Castle la Louvière
Castle de Bien-Assis
Canal de Berry: locks, canal bridge
Culture
Musée des Musiques Populaires
Festival mediaval (July)
Carnaval 'Boeuf villé'
Montluçon was the birthplace of:
André Messager (1853-1929), composer
Marx Dormoy (1888-1941), politician
Audrey Tautou (born 1978), actress

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