The Allier, an exceptional living environment :
 

Cradle of the Bourbon dynasty, the Allier has a varied leisure infrastructure that makes an ideal balance between the quality of your personal and professional life.
 
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3 racetracks
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4 eighteen-hole and 6 nine-hole golf courses
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4 casinos
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500 châteaux and stately homes
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300 churches including 180 that date, in whole or in part, back to the 12th century
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Museums and permanent exhibitions of rare collections that show the history of the Allier, its archaeology and ethnography
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Souvigny, a major Clunisian site
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The Allier, the last wild river in Europe and a unique French bird reserve
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10,500 kilometres of hiking, mountain-bike and horseback riding trails
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Le Pal, the largest zoo and leisure park in Central France which attracts over 360,000 visitors per year
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3 health-and-fitness spas: Vichy, Néris-les-bains and Bourbon l’Archambault
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La Loge des Gardes, micro ski resort and one of the first European centres for the new summer ski sports (Carvsleigh, Arapaho, Mountain Board, Dirt Surf, Coyote, Bobsleigh and Crosskate hiking)
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Lapalisse, European centre for freefall skydiving