La Clayette County is the southwestern door of the Burgundy. In the past, La Clayette had been written La Clette, La Claette, etc. The City name meant that the place was a key between different counties, Maconnais, Bourbonnais, Charolais...

The fondations of the famous LC caste started in 1380.

The area get many castles, lakes, romanesque churchs, and a gothic chapel, Sainte-Avoye in La Clayette, built by the Lords of Chantemerle since 1380 too, currently in renovation. A big heritage. Summer is a long way of village festivals, each village of the county have a festival, during one week-end.
LC' market is every tuesday, the fair is on first tuesday of each month.

Dun Mount is remarkable, as the landscape, green and undulating.

More informations, news about LC area : LC Times

Informations in french about the History of the county, the villages : LC City and County.

A webpage about our Petit Versailles : Chateau de Dree

Photos avalaible : La Clayette photos and, on the Alain Crozier artworks gallery photos about the La Clayette Lake

Castle of La Clayette

Pont levis - château de La Clayette

chapel Sainte-Avoye

Main events are :
- February : LC carnaval (LC)
- April (or june) : Brionnais rally car (LC and county)
- May : 1 st of may, lilly of the valley picking in the castle park (LC)
- June : Midsummer Day'fires (LC, Dun) - Basketball tournament (LC), Celtic music festival (Saint-Laurent-en-Brionnais) - june 21th, Fete de la musique (LC)
- July : 13th, fireworks and ball (LC lake) - 14th jumble sale (LC) - Festvial des momes (LC, Colombier-en-Brionnais, area), Chantemerle show (LC castle) - Horse races (LC racecourse)
- August : Chantemerle show (LC castle) - Secondhand market (LC) - Summer feast (Oyé) - Horse races (LC racecourse) - National jumping (LC castle park) - village feasts (Saint-Racho, Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais) - one monday, Grocery feast (Dyo) - fireworks and fun fait Saint-Roch (LC)
- September : heritage days (LC castle)
- October : Halloween (LC)
- November : New Beaujolais and chestnuts festival (Chatenay).
- December : 8th, illuminations , hot wine and chesnuts (LC) - Christmas market with german food products (LC)

more informations about LC counts history and tourism...