Whilst travelling between two of my centres in France I took the opportunity to make a detour and look at some connections with Mme Amantine Lucile Aurore DUPIN, the well-known author. She is probably better known by her pseudnym, George Sand, and for her relationship with the Polish-born composer, Frédéric CHOPIN. Her family home is at Nohant-Vic, Indre, but my journey was on a Sunday and the large house was inaccessible. I didn't find much else to see in the commune and continued to the nearby town of La Châtre.
These are my images from La Châtre:
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| The church |
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| Hôtel de Ville |
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| Plaque on church wall |
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| A rear street |
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| The church |
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| (Sunday) Morning Service |
I continued to the tiny commune of Gargilesse-Dampierre to the southwest. It was there that George Sand had her little, rural retreat where she drew inspiration for her work.
Here are my images:
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| A property in the village |
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| The river running by (tributary of the Creuse) |
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| Rear of GS hideaway (which is on the left) |
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| Front of GS hideaway (on the right) |
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| Plaque mounted on wall |
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| A property |
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| The river valley |
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| House / castle |
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| The church |
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| Someone's 'Pride and Joy' |
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| A property viewed through trees on riverbank |
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| The church |
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