Rives de l’Allier

They are privileged areas for flora and fauna.
Some areas are particularly rich in ornithological species, and have become truly protected areas.
Such is the case of the Etang du Pacage, home to several hundred species of birds, including the black kite, the cormorant and the grey heron.
A discovery(…)

They are privileged areas for flora and fauna.
Some areas are particularly rich in ornithological species, and have become truly protected areas.
Such is the case of the Etang du Pacage, home to several hundred species of birds, including the black kite, the cormorant and the grey heron.
A discovery trail punctuated by two observatories and explanatory panels makes it easy to explore this protected area.

The Allier, the main tributary of the Loire, is often referred to as “one of Europe’s last great wild rivers”.

Today, only canoes venture out on this river with its changing bed and capricious course.