Meillers

Meillers is a commune of 151 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Allier in the Auvergne region. It is part of the arrondissement and canton of Moulins Souvigny.

Geography

The community lies at approximately 350 m above sea level between the eight kilometers away Souvigny the east and six kilometers away Saint- Hilaire in the west, on the right bank of the river Ours, which forms a small lake here.

Demographics

Attractions

• Church of Saint- Julien, Romanesque (1180-1248 built ) in the typical Auvergnat style, with three aisles, main and side aisles, chancel and tower Romanesque, gothic western transepts (15th century), two chapels of the 19th century in the south, west portal with Trympanon (Jesus Christ in a held by two angels mandorla ) and figural jewelry (10 apostles - Judas Iscariot and Thomas missing; capitals with music-playing animals ), the interior decorated with grotesque figures capitals, a " Black Madonna " from the time it was built and a stone Madonna of 1687th The church is classified as a monument historique.