A LITTLE GEOGRAPHY!
Situated in the west of the Allier department, formerly the province of Bourbonnais and now part of Auvergne, nestled between the Montluçon region, the Tronçais forest, the Bocage Bourbonnais and the Sioule valley, Commentry/Montmarault/Néris-les-Bains Tourisme is also very close to the Puy-de-Dôme, Creuse and Cher departments.
As a transition between the Combrailles Bourbonnais, the Bocage Bourbonnais and the Val d'Allier, between the langue d'Oc and the langue d'Oil, it benefits from both the rugged landscape of the Combraille to the south, at the gateway to the Massif Central, and the gentle, rounded landscape of the Bocage Bourbonnais to the north: meadows, valleys and "bouchures" (hedgerows).
![Marché Couvert - Commentry 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/1d/39/1d398365-57d4-49c1-8246-1544b1286a0c/commentry-marchecouvert3carolelamoinedubost.jpg__500x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1455%2C1320_subsampling-2.jpg)
Commentry*
![Clocher Eglise St-Etienne - Montmarault 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/53/4d/534d73da-32b1-42ce-9701-c6c1e5851b54/2023_-_montmarault_1_-_scanair.jpg__500x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1170%2C738_subsampling-2.jpg)
Montmarault
![Dans les thermes de Néris-les-Bains 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/bf/54/bf54b3a5-b957-4fd0-8d58-0afdea611f46/2023_-_thermes_neris_-_scanair.jpg__500x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1584%2C1332_subsampling-2.jpg)
Néris-les-Bains
![Venas 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c6/2f/c62fb3f6-86a4-47cd-aac3-bf1270129fac/pr16_venas_laurineblutteau____12.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1246%2C2464_subsampling-2.jpg)
Venas
![Eglise Saint-Germain - Sauvagny 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/a1/f3/a1f3eeef-9b6d-4415-ac6f-d807840644a4/2021_-_06_-_sauvagny_-_eglise_-_otinlb_mpb_1.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2185%2C2166_subsampling-2.jpg)
Sauvagny
![Château de Petit-Bois - Cosne-d'Allier 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/fc/e7/fce71767-5a3a-4e04-8326-b874bb92e65b/cosne-d_allier_petit_bois__inauguration_pepit.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1672%2C2527_subsampling-2.jpg)
Cosne-d'Allier
![Eglise Ste-Anne - Chappes 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/db/db/dbdbdf3c-f56a-4702-acc3-876c99baf5f4/pr4_chappes_laurineblutteau__6.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1470%2C1470_subsampling-2.jpg)
Chappes
![Poids public - Chavenon 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/cb/76/cb760193-827c-4de1-bfd9-eef344a04896/2020_08_antoine_bidet00010.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1767%2C2527_subsampling-2.jpg)
Chavenon
![Eglise Saint-Martin de Bizeneuille 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/75/4d/754ddfa8-2956-4fdd-b23d-557894073585/2021_-_06_-_bizeneuille_-_eglise_-_otinlb_mpb.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2014%2C2470_subsampling-2.jpg)
Bizeneuille
![Stèle Nancy Wake - Verneix 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/85/f7/85f748b5-ddee-45b6-9c06-5a9c23117d35/pr31_verneix_laurineblutteau___15.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1330%2C1694_subsampling-2.jpg)
Verneix
![Eglise St-Martial - Deneuille-les-Mines 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/b9/a0/b9a02002-b116-4c99-9534-61cfdc264d1d/pr24_deneuillelesmines_laurineblutteau__29.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1512%2C2618_subsampling-2.jpg)
Deneuille-les-Mines
![Villefranche-d'Allier](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/6a/52/6a520176-e9fe-4ae8-a406-694ff94e01ca/2020_08_villefranche_dallier_antoine_bidet00001_26.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1653%2C2584_subsampling-2.jpg)
Villefranche-d'Allier
![Saint-Angel 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/a7/34/a734a616-e3e7-4772-9bd9-558e89099d96/pr30_saintangel_laurineblutteau____25.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1554%2C2100_subsampling-2.jpg)
Saint-Angel
![Hubertine Auclert - St-Priest-en-Murat 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/22/40/2240c191-4f60-465f-9a46-7c2ef67c4406/2022_-_08_-_st-priest-en-murat_-_otinlb_mpb_3.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2352%2C2472_subsampling-2.jpg)
St-Priest-en-Murat
![St-Marcel-en-Murat 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/1e/19/1e193e21-ff4c-4862-af7b-281904e1a8fc/2021_-_05_-_st-marcel-en-murat_-_otinlb_mpb_3.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1653%2C1824_subsampling-2.jpg)
St-Marcel-en-Murat
![Ruines du château de Murat (03)](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/ca/44/ca44fdea-2c82-4ce1-84b5-4e405cfda209/2022-04-17-murat-fd_10.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2730%2C1820_subsampling-2.jpg)
Murat
![Eglise St-Laurent - Sazeret 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/3c/5c/3c5c2239-2ee0-48b1-9651-b83d6d7bbce1/pr14_sazeret_laurineblutteau___18.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1470%2C1470_subsampling-2.jpg)
Sazeret
![Voussac 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/25/f8/25f8cd73-04ca-4019-894a-388bf2abb9d3/pr19_voussac_saintmarcelenmurat_laurineblutteau____3.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1358%2C2436_subsampling-2.jpg)
Voussac
![Château de la Souche - Doyet 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/6f/79/6f793475-680f-4bfa-aaa3-781524c5736c/pr2_bezenet_a_doyetlaurineblutteau__22.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1414%2C2254_subsampling-2.jpg)
Doyet
![Eglise St-Maurice - Chamblet 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/b3/15/b3150405-1f54-48c7-8b8d-0e47d14f680d/2020_07_chamblet_antoine_bidet00001_9.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1824%2C1862_subsampling-2.jpg)
Chamblet
![Cascade prise d'eau - Montvicq 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/7c/4f/7c4fcce3-81da-41cc-88f5-51ab0dca996f/2023-cascade-montvicq-credit_fd_10.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1921%2C3553_subsampling-2.jpg)
Montvicq
![Rando à St-Bonnet-de-Four 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/e2/86/e2866cf8-fa43-49a4-ac12-806bda628351/pr11_saintbonnetdefour_laurineblutteau___9.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1260%2C2324_subsampling-2.jpg)
St-Bonnet-de-Four
![Eglise St-Agnan - Beaune-d'Allier 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/9f/67/9f67400f-d29b-4306-8d2e-b7b3897a078e/beaune-d_allier_-_photos_fd_08-11-2022_4.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1880%2C2460_subsampling-2.jpg)
Beaune-d'Allier
![Rando à Blomard 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/80/09/8009a747-f000-4f4a-9bcb-b260f6e02373/pr3_blomard_laurineblutteau___8.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1568%2C2496_subsampling-2.jpg)
Blomard
![Mare - Vernusse 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/51/fd/51fd8ac2-8076-4c6d-96aa-f4fa6e296f6e/2020_07_antoine_bidet00031retouchee.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2884%2C2884_subsampling-2.jpg)
Vernusse
![Viaduc du soleil - Hyds 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/3a/ba/3aba79e7-02a3-42c0-9a92-952e0b6081d8/2022_05__ph_6.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1976%2C2166_subsampling-2.jpg)
Hyds
![Fontaine à Colombier 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/d5/6c/d56c600b-c1ae-4779-b527-8f63585ef243/colombierlaurineblutteau__3.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1442%2C2142_subsampling-2.jpg)
Colombier
![Blason - La Celle 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/4e/88/4e883fd4-69d9-463f-93c8-84a0f081adf3/2021_-_07_-_la_celle_-_blason_exterieur_-_otinlb_mpb_18.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1365%2C1515_subsampling-2.jpg)
La Celle
![Eglise St-Prejet - Malicorne 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/75/34/7534e9d7-f645-4515-b199-55fba87566f4/2020_08_malicorne_-_antoine_bidet00009.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2520%2C2884_subsampling-2.jpg)
Malicorne
![Barrage des Gannes - Durdat-Larequille 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/e6/1c/e61c4eaf-fb5d-48b9-b996-acd53a26053a/2022_07_barrage_des_gannes_ph_36.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1938%2C2033_subsampling-2.jpg)
Durdat-Larequille
![](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/11/f1/11f17e1b-a9f0-4c1c-8ba3-e7aa77e6a50d/louroux-de-beaune_-_scanair_dji_0015.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subsampling-2.jpg)
Louroux-de-Beaune
![Etang - Bézenet 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/99/8f/998f9200-9f18-4d3c-831e-073cca4b375c/2021_-_05_-_bezenet_-_otinlb_mpb_6.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-2185%2C2508_subsampling-2.jpg)
Bézenet
![Source à Tortezais 03](https://media.cmnc03-tourisme.com/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/d8/21/d8217fff-83fb-4ea1-9229-06066344a33d/pr15_tortezais_laurineblutteau____71.jpg__400x400_q70_crop_subject_location-1372%2C2352_subsampling-2.jpg)
Tortezais
*photo : Carole Lamoine-Dubost