Plenty of Nothing

Vin de Suresnes

Suresnes, a wine-producing village that in modern times has been engulfed by the city of Paris, was in Brillat-Savarin's day synonymous with bad vintages. Yet it carries on in its tradition despite it all. Source.

Jules Verne's Tomb

The tomb of Jules Verne, who died on this day in 1905, implies that he hasn't been dead all this time so much as exploring the centre of the earth. Source.

Moutiers-en-Puisaye

A trove of medieval paintings was discovered under the whitewash in the Church of Saint Peter in Moutiers-en-Puisaye in 1982. Source.

Cabaret de l'Enfer

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Dany Laferrière

Dany Laferrière is the only Canadian ever to be elected to the Académie française. Source.

Sous le E: Moulins

When your town is the seat of the Dukes of Bourbon you must have a grand gate on the road to Paris. Source.

Sous le C: Ygrande

Ygrande has the Romanesque Church of Saint Martin. Source.

Sous le N: Vallon-en-Sully

Alain-Fournier was born here. Source.

Sous le A: Culan

This 19th-century railway viaduct at Culan in Cher department crosses the river Arnon, and frames the pont routier which was blown up by the Resistance in 1944; the medieval Château de Culan, one of the oldest privately owned castles in France; and the Church of Saint Vincent with its harmonium. During the Revolution Culan was known as Arnon-Libre.

Sous le R: Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre

The poultry market in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre, back in the day. Source.