Lurcy-Lévis () is a
commune on the northern limits the
Allier
Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ...
department in
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France.
As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
in central France.
It is around east of
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Saint-Amand-Montrond () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France and the historical province of Bourbonnais about southeast of Bourges, in the basin of the eastern banks of the Cher which separates it fro ...
and the
A71 autoroute
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called ''l'Arverne''. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.
History Orléans to Bourges
The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléa ...
and northwest of
Moulins.
Population
Economy
Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small
Atac
Atac (styled ''ATAC'') is a brand of predominantly food stores operating supermarkets, created by the Docks de France in 1982, and a subsidiary of the Auchan Group since 1998.
The idea of the Atac concept was a supermarket which was near bare ...
supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few specialist shops. Lurcy-Lévis was the home to Sociétie A Baudin a manufacturer of
woodworking machine
A Woodworking machine is a machine that is intended to process wood. These machines are usually powered by electric motors and are used extensively in woodworking. Sometimes grinding machines (used for grinding down to smaller pieces) are also con ...
s and particular for the machines needed to turn and hollow a full wooden
clog
Clogs are a type of footwear that has a thick, rigid sole typically made of wood, although in American English, shoes with rigid soles made of other materials are also called clogs.
Traditional clogs remain in use as protective footwear in a ...
.
File:Musée des métiers du bois de Labaroche 157.jpg, Lathe
File:Musée des métiers du bois de Labaroche 165.jpg, Lurcy-Levy! The clog on the left is the template- and the one on the right is being cut to match.
File:Zaanse Schans Clogs Making.jpg, In the Netherlands
Sport
Nearby there is also a motor racing test track able to accommodate
F1 and
F3 racing cars. The Grand Prix circuit of
Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing circuit (whose name is o ...
is only away.
See also
*
Communes of the Allier department
The following is a list of the 317 Communes of France, communes of the Allier Departments of France, department of France.
Intercommunalities
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (a ...
References
External links
Racetrack site
Communes of Allier
Bourbonnais
Allier communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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