Saint-Nicolas-of-levels

Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels is a common French, located in the department Allier and the area Auvergne.

The highest commune of the department located at 930 meters of altitude, remarkable by its peat bogs low and convex on the plate of the Glassmaking. The commune shelters a museum of the glassmaker.

Geography

History

In 1662 of the glassmakers originating in Lorraine came to be installed on Saint Nicolas's Day. They found here in Bourbonnaise Mountain sand, water and the fern essential to the manufacture of glass; clay necessary to the construction of the furnaces was also present there. During 120 years they were devoted to their art, helped by an important local and Venetian labor. The gobeletery produced in great quantity was sold to hawkers who traversed the countryside in order to run out their goods. This glass tradition is presented to the Museum of the Glassmaker, where a furnace of size identical to those of the 17th century is reconstituted; archaeological parts, a museum of glass and vidéos offer to the visitors the occasion to find this local history as well as relative informations with the manufacture of glass in Mountain Bourbonnaise.Dans years 1930 of many glass sites were discovered and excavated by a Vichy-native doctor, Doctor Leon Chabrol. In the years 1990 Pierre-Yves Blettery decided to create a museum recalling this history. Currently some voluntary animates this open museum in July and August the afternoon, and the remainder of the year on go SUCH 04 70 56 49 15

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common To combine it

External bonds

the Museum of the Glassmaker of Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels
Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels on the site of INSEE
Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Nicolas-of-Levels on Mapquest

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