Autry-Issards () is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Issardiens or Issardiennes.
Geography Autry-Issards is located some west of Moulins and north-west of Souvigny. Access to the commune is by the D134 from Bourbon-l'Archambault in the north-west to the village and also the D104 goes to Souvigny in the south-east. The D58 comes from Saint-Menoux in the north-east and passes through the village before continuing south-east to join the D11 east of Gipcy. The D293 comes from Saint-Menoux in the north-east and passes through the north of the commune before turning south to join the D58 west of the commune. The D73 passes through the commune in the south going from Gipcy to Souvigny. Apart from the village itself, there are the hamlets of:
Ardennes Les Barons La Basse Troliere Beau Merle Beau Soleil Bordiere Boucheron Les Burches Champ Juvenier Les Chaumes Charbonneau Chateau d'Issards Chateau du Plessis Les Chenardeieres Coulette La Croix de Fromenteau Les Etanieres La Foultiere Fromenteau Les Genivres Le Grand Bigut La Grand Mouillere Jaliere Le Livrot La Loge Le Mai Malleret Le Moulin de la Pirouette Les Noisettes L'Ouche Les Pechoirs La Peliere Les Perolles Le Petit Bigut Le Petit Mai Les Planches Provencheres Rancy Les Renauds Rimasoir La Rouche Coupee Saint-Priest La Troliere La Tuilerie de Malleret Les Ulferts Vilban Villard Virjolais
The commune is mostly farmland with a few scattered patches of forest.Google Maps
The Ourts river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-east to join the Burge south-east of Couzon. The Rose rises in the south-west of the commune and flows north-east to join the Ours.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2014 Jean-Pierre Laloue 2014 2020 Bernard Debeauvais 2020 Current François Regnault
Demography
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The Chateau du Plessis (1497).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chateau has one item that is registered as an historical object: A half-plane relief: pregnant woman (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Chateau d'Issards (15th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The chateau has an old part (the tower and attached main staircase) dating from the end of the 15th century and a part built between 1862 and 1870 by the architect Jean Moreau (1828-1899) for Count Louis Gabriel Carré d'Aligny. The Rouche Coupée Farm (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Champ Bouca Farm (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Amorins Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House at La Loge (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Ecalits Farm (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Jalière Farm (1780)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Vilban Mill (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and Farms (15th - 19th centuries)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Plessis Farm (1497)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Croix Fromenteau Farm (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Benêts Farm (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Villard Farm (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chateau de La Trolière (15th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chateau contains one item that is registered as an historical object: A Roof Ornament depicting a pigeon (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Boucheron Manor (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Petit Bigut Manor (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ardennes Manor (1623)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage
The commune has many religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The old Benedictine Priory of Saint-Maurice(13th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Priory contains three items that are registered as historical objects: A Sculpture: Bust of Saint-Auréolé (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 3 decorative plaques: Adam and Eve seated (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Statues: Virgin and Child and Saint-Cyriaque (disappeared) (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
The Church of the Trinity (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Romanesque church which dates from the early 12th century which has a magnificent portal and a carved tympanum and bell tower. It is typical of the Middle Ages (a long, low building with repeated use of the tapering lintel) with decorative influences from Cluny Abbey (especially fluted pilasters) combined. The decor of the portal (fluted pilasters and tangled foliage) is strongly reminiscent of some decorative elements of the Abbey at Chezal-Benoît (Cher) which was built in the first half of the 12th century. The steeple topped by its stone spire is one of the highest in the department. The Tympanum has two angels holding a Mandorla which surrounds Christ in glory which is also found in the nearby church of Meillers. This is a very rare instance of the artist signing his work: "Natalis me fecit". They are surrounded by arched ways with hanging lamps.
The church contains many items that are registered as historical monuments:
A Bronze Bell (1694)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Bronze Bell (1656)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Plaque commemorating the foundation of Masses by Jacques de Dreuille and Elisabeth Deculant, his wife (1715)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: Deposition of the Cross (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Group of 4 Capitals and bases (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Christ in Majesty (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Group of 4 Capitals (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Group of 3 Capitals (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Group of 6 Capitals (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Lintel: Christ Pantocrator or in Majesty (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: Lamentation on the dead Christ (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Retable built into a niche (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Processional Cross (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Roche (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: presumed to be Saint Abdon (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Virgin and Child (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Virgin and Child (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stained glass window roundel of Mgr. de Dreux-Brézé (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 4 decorative and 2 historical Stained glass windows (1869)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 historical Stained glass windows (1861)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 3 Stained glass windows of people (1854)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Bronze Bell (1836)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Bronze Bell (1694)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Furniture in the Church of the Trinity (1836)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 7 Capitals, 5 bases, and a cornice (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Gallery of Pictures of the Church of the Trinity
Notable people linked to the commune Pierre Lacorne, notary, born in 1940 at Autry-Issards and President of ASF France Aviation Sans Frontières. Christian Chalmin, publisher, born in 1947 at Autry-Issards and Mayor of the commune from 1989 to 1995. Sanne Spangenberg, French/Dutch born at Moulins in 1993, elected Miss Auvergne 2012 at 19 years old. She participated in Miss France 2013 on 8 December 2012 in live coverage on TF1 TV station.
See also Communes of the Allier department
References
External links Autry-Issards on the old IGN website Souvigny Town: Autry-Issards Autry-Issards on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Autrye-Jssard on the 1750 Cassini Map