Gannat is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Gannat was a sub-prefecture until 1926, with a population of around 5,800 inhabitants. There is a castle, two churches of which one is partly Romanesque with a 9th-century Gospel Book. The Cultures du Monde Festival is held every July. The patron saint of Gannat is Saint Procule.

Sights include:

• Sainte-Croix Gallican church
• Saint-Étienne Romanesque church
• Château de Gannat (castle, used as prison during the Vichy regime, now a museum)
• Le Mont Libre : site of numerous traces of prehistory, now exhibited in the Gannat museum La *Chapel at Butte de Gannat : site protected for its flora

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