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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 1189 king Philippe Auguste<\/strong> declares the town a royal property : he arranges it around the church which is dedicated to St Martin and has it fortified with a surrounding wall (2 towers are still visible). He also has a castle built on the clod just where the market place is nowadays, but it was ruined by the English during the 100 years war<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 100 years war and the begining of the Stuarts\u2019 rule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Soon after the 100 years war<\/strong> (1337- 1453) had started between France and England, Aubigny <\/strong>was sacked and burnt by the English soldiers many times. In 1420, in order to prepare the recapture of his kingdom Charles VII<\/strong> took refuge at Bourges <\/strong>(The English called him then \u00ab the tiny king of Bourges<\/strong> \u00bb) and he called the Scots for help according to the Auld Alliance<\/strong> treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1423, Charles VII granted Aubigny estate and lordship to Jean Stuart of Darnley,<\/strong> a Scottish army constable and cousin of the Scottish king as a reward for his help to rescue his kingdom against the English invadors. Within the scope of the Auld Alliance<\/strong>, a military treaty signed by France and Scotland in 1295. From this time on, Aubigny became \u00ab The City of the Stuarts <\/strong>\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAll this has left a very strong mark throuhgout the cultural legacy, and the town centre architecture shows it very well especially with the half-timbered houses<\/strong> rebuilt by Robert Stuart after the great fire of 1522. We also owe this Scottish family the renaissance castle of La Verrerie.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stuarts will own Aubigny<\/strong> until the death of their last descendant in 1672. After 250 years of Scottish rule, the town called \u00ab The City of the Stuarts<\/strong> \u00bb was restored to France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Successors with anglo-saxon origines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Later on Louis XIV<\/strong> granted the Stuarts\u2019 castle to Louise de K\u00e9roualle<\/strong>, his \u00ab special ambassador \u00bb and official favorite of the English king Charles II, who was descended from Marie Stuart<\/strong> the sad end Scottish queen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louise de K\u00e9roualle was made Duchess of Portsmouth<\/strong> after she had given the king a baby boy who happened to be the next king of England and one of Lady Diana\u2019s forefathers. The duke of Richmond, her grandson inherited the castle but only visited it to hunt in the surrounding forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louise de K\u00e9roualle<\/strong> was called the \u00ab Aubigny kind lady<\/strong> \u00bb : she did a lot for this place : she extended the castle and had the \u00ab Grands Jardins \u00bb designed by one of Le N\u00f4tre disciples.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
During the French revolution<\/strong>, her property was sequestred, and then the town hall council purchased the castle and parkland in 1812. It now shelters the town hall and the Auld Alliance <\/strong>center where you can get information about this treaty and where the fascinating history that links Aubigny to Scotland is exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An envied Scottish legacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Since 1990 every year around July 14th, this alliance has been celebrated at Aubigny-sur-N\u00e8re under the form of the French-Scottish feasts<\/strong>. During a whole weekend, the town becomes Scottish like, with pipe-bands<\/strong> parades, whisky, shows, concerts\u2026 to satisfy your curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n Aubigny Pipe-Band <\/h3>\n \n
Listen very carefully\u00a0! Do not be surprised if you can hear bagpipes music when you come to Aubigny because its links with Scotland are so tight that since 1993 the town\u00a0has got its own local pipe-band made of about twenty passionnately interested musicians who perform for special events such as the French-Scottish feasts of Aubigny, the Lorient interceltic festival and even\u00a0in Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
A dynamic pleasant little town<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With its rich well-known architectural legacy, Aubigny-sur-N\u00e8re is the biggest town of northern Cher<\/strong>. It was listed as a French Heritage town in 2018. This quality label has increased its touristic value. It has also been officially named \u00ab flowered village<\/strong> \u00bb at the fourth grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAubigny is also very famous for its mechanics industry with flourishing and job creative firms such as Mecachrome, Wilo Intec and Butagaz who are useful for local economic dynamism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flagship town of northern Cher, Aubigny<\/strong> plays the part of an engine for the Cher area between Berry<\/strong> and Sologne<\/strong>. This dynamic little town where life is good has managed to keep a homely historical town center with varied shops, a heavy Scottish legacy and pleasant parks to walk through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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