Neuvy-St-Sepulchre

Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre is a small town in the Indre département, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, set in the Bouzanne valley on the edge of George Sand country and not far from the Brenne Regional Nature Park. The town is best known for its Romanesque basilica, Saint-Sépulcre, notable for its rotunda inspired by the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem — a listed historic monument and one of the few examples of this architectural style in France. The town retains a rural Berry character, with stone-built houses and a local market that remains part of everyday life. The surrounding countryside offers gentle rolling landscapes ideal for walking, dotted with hedgerows, ponds and small streams. Nearby La Châtre allows visitors to explore sites connected with the writer George Sand, while the Brenne area, a little further south, is popular with nature lovers and birdwatchers thanks to its many ponds. Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre makes for an interesting stop for those wishing to combine religious heritage, rural tranquillity and a taste of Berry's traditional countryside, away from mass tourism.