STARTING OUT FORMALITIES  :

departure days from 2 pm on

BOARDING :

from 3 pm to 6 pm (according to preparing the boats)

CLIMATE :

see chart page 61 of the Captains handbook.

ACCESS :

By road :

• N79 - E62 Dompierre-sur-Besbre exit

  Michelin map n° 65, http://www.viamichelin.com/

  I.G.N. map n° 108, http://www.ign.fr/

  Green Guide Michelin Auvergne et Bourgogne

By rail :

• Dompierre-Sept-Fons regional station (3 km)

• TGV Le Creusot-Montchanin station (87 km), http://www.sncf.fr/

By air :

• Lyon-St-Exupery airport (196 km), http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr/

PARKING :

See the link on the left of this page: Locaboat Services / Parking.

CAR HIRE :

• Avis : Moulins (30 km) Tel : 04 70 46 58 24, http://www.avis.com/
• Europcar : Moulins (30 km) Tel : 04 70 46 60 66, http://www.europcar.com/
• Hertz : Moulins (30 km) Tel : 04 70 44 38 92, http://www.hertz.com/

HOTELS :

• Auberge de l'Olive Tel : 04 70 34 51 87 Fax : 04 70 34 61 68
• La Roseraie Tel : 04 70 48 01 30
• la Paix Tel : 04 70 48 00 44
• la Marine Tel : 04 70 34 53 69
• Manoir de Sornat (Bourbon Lancy 12 km) Tel : 03 85 89 17 39 Fax : 03 85 89 29 47

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE:

Booking office Tel : 04 70 46 81 50 - Fax : 04 70 46 00 22

RESTAURANTS :

• Auberge de l'Olive Tel : 04 70 34 51 87
• la Roseraie Tel : 04 70 48 01 30
• la Paix Tel : 04 70 48 00 44
• Manoir de Sornat (Bourbon Lancy 12 km) Tel : 03 85 89 17 39 Fax : 03 85 89 29 47

BANKS :

at Dompierre closed Sunday and Monday

POST OFFICE :

at Dompierre open from Monday to Saturday morning

SHOPS :

at Dompierre closed Sunday afternoon, and Monday

MARKETS :

at Dompierre Saturday mornings

TAXIS :

• Taxi Duroutoy Nadine Tel : 04 70 34 58 43
• Taxi Duroutoy André Tèl : 04 70 43 89 34
• Taxi Christine Tèl : 06 85 75 63 14
• Taxi Charmet Tel : 04 70 47 04 79

TOURIST OFFICE :

at Dompierre Tel : 04 70 34 61 31 - Fax : 04 70 34 63 24

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base, picnic area nearby, recycling bins for household waste

Gastronomic specialities :

pâté aux pommes de terre, pompe aux grattons, andouillette de Saint-Pourçain, …

Local wines : White, rosé and red wines of Saint-Pourçain; waters from Saint-Yorre and Vichy-Célestin.

Fishing :

fishing licence obligatory : on sale at Euro pêche, grande rue, Dompierre, open from 8.30 to 12.30 am and from 2 to 7.30 pm from Tuesday to Sunday

Pike, zander, carp, perch, roach,...

To see :

Rose garden of Abbey of Sept-Fons, aire des Percières, Le Pal at Dompierre (safari park)…, the castle of Toury