Saint-Bonnet-de-Four | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Montluçon |
Canton: | Commentry |
Insee: | 03219 |
Postal Code: | 03390 |
Mayor: | Daniel Beaulaton[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté |
Coordinates: | 46.3136°N 2.9111°W |
Elevation M: | 467 |
Elevation Min M: | 318 |
Elevation Max M: | 476 |
Area Km2: | 18.73 |
Saint-Bonnet-de-Four (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ bɔnɛ də fuʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Bonet de Forn) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
The original church dates from the 11th century and is a designated historic monument. In the 14th century, a Gothic chapel was added on the right of the transept.
The steeple was struck by lightning in 1894 and rebuilt from green wood that subsequently warped and became a local curiosity. In 1978, when the church was restored, the requirement that it be rebuilt exactly like the original meant that the 1/8 turn in the steeple had to be maintained.