Moulins - Sacré-Cœur

In 1232, Archambaud VIII, Sire de Bourbon granted a franchise to the village's inhabitants. At that time the village had existed already at least three centuries.

Moulins experienced its golden age in the 15th century, when the Dukes of Bourbon resided in the town and when the nearby monasteries, especially Souvigny, developed into spiritual and cultural centers alongside the political center of Moulins.

The parish of Saint-Nicolas was founded in 1751 in the heart of the riverboatmen's quarter. Its church is the former Dominican monastery, built at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1839, Abbot Martinet decided to build a new church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Initially, a Romanesque-style design was proposed, but in the end, a neo-Gothic style was chosen.

The vault reaches a height of 24 meters, while the two towers on the façade rise 74 meters above the Place d'Allier.