Sauldre et Sologne Tourist Office opens at Aubigny-sur-Nère OCTOBER TO APRIL Monday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm / Tuesday to Friday 10am-5pm / Saturdays and public holidays: 10am-1pm MAY – SEPTEMBER Monday to Saturday 10am-7pm / Sundays and public holidays 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm Opening of the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre in Aubigny-sur-Nère APRIL, MAY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER Wednesdays and Thursdays: 2pm-6pm Friday to Sunday: 10am-12.30pm / 2pm-6pm JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER Tuesday to Sunday: 10am-12.30pm / 2pm-6pm City tour : Tuesday mornings at 10.30 am from May to September (booking required). Group visits (minimum 10 people) all year round by prior arrangement. Electrically-assisted bike hire : All year round by prior arrangement

A71 exit 7 Bourges, D940 – A77 exit 19 Direction Gien/Bourges D940 – GPS 47.47 – 2.40

The Tourist Office welcomes visitors in French and English . At the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre , visitors are welcomed in French , English , German and Dutch .

Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)

Reduced rates for the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre: Children aged 12-18 Albinians (proof of address), Unemployed RSA CNAS Groups of 10 or more Students Pipe band Yep’s Pass Route Jacques C&oelig;ur Privilege Pass Price of the Privilege Pass at Aubigny-sur-Nère: €4.50 instead of €5.50 for the visit to the town and €3 instead of €5 for the visit to the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre. ( click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)

The Auld Alliance Tourist Office and Interpretation Centre is accessible for wheelchair users .

AUBIGNY-SUR-NÈRE Land of the Scots

The city of the Stuarts has a unique history in France!
For 250 years, the royal town of Aubigny became a “Scottish land”, given by Charles VII in 1423 to John Stuart of Darnley to reward the support of the Stuarts and Scottish soldiers for the French crown. The Stuart lineage left its mark on French history. Aubigny was completely rebuilt following a fire in 1512. The magnificent timber-framed houses bear witness to the skills of the carpenters and sculptors of the time. A heritage and a history to discover.

Sauldre et Sologne Tourist Office
Postal address: 1 rue de l’église 18700 Aubigny-sur-Nère
Telephone number: 02 48 58 40 20
E-mail: [email protected]

Getting there

What you will like

The Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre recounting the Franco-Scottish alliance

Exciting city tours

The Galerie François Ier with its exhibitions of works by professional artists

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Privilege Pass

For one year, save over €100 on admission tickets and events at over 30 sites (châteaux, parks, gardens, museums, exhibitions, historic towns, etc.).

Privilege Pass price at Aubigny-sur-Nère : €4.50 instead of €5.50 for the town visit and €3 instead of €5 for the visit to the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre.

Activities

Visit to the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre (CIAA)

Price :

Adults: €5
Reduced (12-18 years, groups of 10 or more, Albinians): €3
Privilege Pass: €3 (buy my Privilege Pass)
Free: children under 12, Yep’s Pass, European Heritage Days

CIAA opening times

April, May, October and November:
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 2pm-6pm
Friday to Sunday: 10am-12.30pm / 2pm-6pm

June, July, August and September :
Tuesday to Sunday: 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm

Guided tours of the town of Aubigny-sur-Nère

Individual rates :

Adults: €5.50
Privilege Pass: €4.50 (buy my Privilege Pass)
Children aged 7-12: €3
Free for children under 7

Group rates :

Full: €4.50 for 15 people or more

Electrically-assisted bike hire from €10, all year round by prior arrangement.

Timetable for guided tours of the city

May to September: Tuesday mornings at 10.30am (booking required)

Group tours (10 people or more) all year round, by prior arrangement with the Sauldre et Sologne Tourist Office.

François I Gallery

Free admission.

Temporary exhibitions from April to October.

Information on 02 48 81 50 06.

Opening hours of the Galerie François Ier

April to October: daily 10.30am-12.30pm and 2.30pm-6.30pm until the European Heritage Days, then Friday to Sunday

House of Tartan Yarn

Professionals in textiles and yarn techniques are invited throughout the year to showcase their skills and introduce amateurs to them, with the aim of passing on their know-how.

Programme and bookings on 02 48 81 50 06.

Timetable Maison du Fil au Tartan

Tuesdays: 5.30pm to 7.30pm (even weeks)
Saturdays: 2pm to 5pm (odd weeks)

Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre – Escape game “The legacy of the Stuarts

Price :

Adults: €15
11-18 year olds: €10
Free for under 11s

By reservation, 5 participants maximum.

Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre – Children’s Escape Game “The Ghost of Stuart Castle

Price :

One-off: €5

By reservation, 4 participants maximum (from 8 years old accompanied by an adult and from 13 years old without an adult).

Information and Escape Game bookings on 06 79 94 32 00 – Open on Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre opening days.

Events 2026

Dramatised tours of the town by the Compagnie Poupées Russes: 13 July at 3pm – Free admission

Franco-Scottish Festival: 10, 11 and 12 July

Festive Fridays in Aubigny: 7, 14 and 21 August

In the evening, the town centre comes alive to celebrate summer together.
On the programme: concerts, entertainment, tours… the terraces of cafés and restaurants stretch out into the streets, made pedestrianised for the occasion.

Open-air cinema in the Grands Jardins: 21 August – After dark

Practical info

Annual opening times
Sauldre et Sologne Tourist Office opens at Aubigny-sur-Nère
OCTOBER TO APRIL
Monday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm / Tuesday to Friday 10am-5pm / Saturdays and public holidays: 10am-1pm
MAY – SEPTEMBER
Monday to Saturday 10am-7pm / Sundays and public holidays 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Opening of the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre in Aubigny-sur-Nère
APRIL, MAY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 2pm-6pm
Friday to Sunday: 10am-12.30pm / 2pm-6pm
JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
Tuesday to Sunday: 10am-12.30pm / 2pm-6pm
City tour :
Tuesday mornings at 10.30 am from May to September (booking required). Group visits (minimum 10 people) all year round by prior arrangement.
Electrically-assisted bike hire :
All year round by prior arrangement
Access and transport
A71 exit 7 Bourges, D940 – A77 exit 19 Direction Gien/Bourges D940 – GPS 47.47 – 2.40
Payment methods
Credit card, cash, cheques.
Host languages
The Tourist Office welcomes visitors in French and English.
At the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre, visitors are welcomed in French, English, German and Dutch.
Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)
Reduced rates for the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre:
- Children aged 12-18
- Albinians (proof of address),
- Unemployed
- RSA
- CNAS
- Groups of 10 or more
- Students
- Pipe band
- Yep’s Pass
- Route Jacques Cœur Privilege Pass
Price of the Privilege Pass at Aubigny-sur-Nère: €4.50 instead of €5.50 for the visit to the town and €3 instead of €5 for the visit to the Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre.
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)
PRM accessibility
The Auld Alliance Tourist Office and Interpretation Centre is accessible for wheelchair users.

Photo gallery

Find out more about the venue

Aubigny-sur-Nère

Founded, according to tradition, by Philippe-Auguste at the very end of the 12th century, the seigneury of Aubigny and its castle were closely linked to the royal house. Possessed by Jean de Berry (brother of King Charles V) at the end of the 14th century, they returned to the hands of the crown after the duke’s death in 1416.

In 1423, King Charles VII granted the seigneury of Aubigny to Jean Stuart de Darnley, Constable of the Scottish army, and to his male descendants, in recognition of his invaluable support against the English during the Hundred Years’ War.

A century later, in 1512, a violent fire ravaged the town. Under the impetus of Robert Stuart, Lord of Aubigny, the town rose from the ashes and acquired the superb timber-framed houses that can still be admired today.

The line of the Stuarts died out in 1672, and it was to the Duchess of Portsmouth, Louise de Keroual, mistress of King Henry II of England, that Louis XIV donated the seigneury (for services rendered to the crown…).

Towards the end of the 17th century, Louise de Keroual had the château radically altered, in particular with new openings and interior fittings (ceilings, floors and fireplaces). The west wing dates from this period. Neglected after the Duchess’s death(around 1734), the château was seized during the Revolution and sold in 1812 to the town of Aubigny, which used it for its administrative services. The south wing was largely rebuilt at the end of the 19th century. The château was completely restored in the 1920s by Paul Guérin, an Aubigny architect. Further restoration work was undertaken in 2018.

Auld Alliance
of the Auld Alliance

The Auld Alliance Interpretation Centre (CIAA) opened its doors in 2019 and is located on the ground floor of the Château des Stuarts .

Through a playful scenography and a set of interactive multimedia devices, this site helps visitors understand the historical link that has united France and Scotland since the 13th century.

Château des Stuarts – Place de la résistance 18700 Aubigny-sur-Nère – 02 48 81 50 06

The House of Tartan Yarn

In this old house in the town centre, which the local council acquired and then restored in its entirety, the town council wanted to showcase the skills and techniques associated with thread, in reference to the textile industry that flourished in Aubigny-sur-Nère between the 16th and 17th centuries, with the cardeux and royal draperies, and also in the 20th century with the presence of textile industries such as shirt-making.

3 rue du Bourg Coutant 18700 Aubigny-sur-Nère – 02 48 81 50 06

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Aubigny-sur-Nère, La Maison du Fil au Tartan｜Mairie Aubigny-sur-Nère

François 1er Gallery

The Maison dite François Ier is a timber-framed house in the heart of the town, and is probably one of the oldest in the town, having been built in 1519 following the fire of 1512.

Acquired and renovated by the town council, it is now an art gallery open to the public from spring to late autumn. Painters, ceramists and/or sculptors are exhibited here: visiting these exhibitions is as much an opportunity to discover these works as it is to appreciate the beauty of the architecture of this house.